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BIOGRAPHICAL'
GENEALOGICAL NOTES
Provost Family
FROM 1545 TO 1895.
Andrew J. Provost.
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" So, beyond the river of time tliat flows between, walk the brave
men and the beautiful women of our ancestry, grouped in the twilight
upon the shore. Distance smooths away defects, and, with gentle dark-
ness, rounds every form into grace. It steals the harshness from their
speech, and every word becomes a song. Far across the gulf that ever
widens, they look upon us with eyes whose glance is tender, and which
light us to success. We acknowledge our inheritance; we accept our
birthright; we own that their careers have pledged us to noble action.
Every great life is an incentive to all other lives; but when the brave
heart that beats for the world loves us with the warmth of private affec-
tion, then the example of heroism is more persuasive, because more
personal.
This is the true pride of ancestry. It is founded in the tenderness
with which the child regards the father, and in the romance that time
sheds upon history."
George William Curtis.
DEDICATORY PREFACE.
« In this free Republic, where the citizen, however poor and unknown,
is "every inch a king," pride of birth and ancestry, until recently, was
so rare, that it was quite uncommon to meet such "kings" able to tell
who were or whence came their grandparents. But as the age of
government and the wealth of its people increase, we find, among the
cultured especially, many who desire to know, and hand down to their
posterity, the names, station in life, and the positions of honor and trust
which their forefathers bore and filled prior to their migration — during
the colonial period — and the heroic parts they acted in the war for
liberty, which resulted happily in the Federal Union, our Nation's birth.
The writer of these notes, in his early manhood, listened with greedy
ear to many legends concerning those of his name, who long since had
returned to mother earth; their acts and doings of merit and heroism
in the old world; the sorrowing causes of their leaving home and
kindred; their privations, sufferings, and manly fight for existence; and
their final success deservedly winning ennobling and prominent stations
in the public service as well as high social distinction in the New World.
These stories fascinated his mind and filled his soul with an irresist-
ible longing to know all that could be ascertained about their lives and
history, and to trace his blood back through these grand men of past
centuries. With this object, the aged of the family were called upon
to refresh their recollections, to gather together such data as they were
able, and thus preserve unrecorded facts. Colonial histories, the
records of States, counties, cities, churches, family books. Bibles and
tombstones, all things in all places likely to contribute, were carefully
examined and extracts and transcripts taken therefrom. In fact, noth-
ing was omitted which would tend to make this work accurate and com-
plete. From time to time, however, obstacles prevented its completion;
but the compiler never lost sight of or gave up his purpose, and several
times during the past thirty years this work has been resumed as an
imperative duty, only to be again put aside for some more convenient
occasion. Yet, during the period in which each searching-spasm lasted,
he gathered some new facts and data, and believes the work to be as
perfect as is now possible.
It has been deemed wise to confine this work to the limits proper
for genealogical notes, with rare exceptions. The omissions, especially
of dates, if any exist, are more likely to relate to those who lived dur-
ing the present, than those of former generations. In colonial times,
every man counted: births, marriages, meritorious acts, and the death
record were more carefully preserved than are those of this age.
Much labor, time, and some money have been spent in collecting and
verifying the data used; but neither has been wasted if its readers take
half the pleasure in perusing this record that was enjoyed by the compiler
while engaged in this labor of love.
To those of his name, of the present and future, he dedicates this
volume, with the hope that each will from time to time add his or her
quota thereto,'thus extending his or her branch of the family — as a birth,
marriage, or death may occur — down the ages. That this may be readily
done, and that each may be able to trace his or her distinctive line,
without any chance of mistake, back to its source in this country, and
so through the Holland family to that of William Prevost, of France,
in 1545, this work has been subdivided into distinct parts, one for
each of the children of David Provost, the first of the family in the
Western Hemisphere.
While this is a departure from the usual method, it seems to be the
one which will best enable the successors in this work, without difficulty,
to carry out such purpose of continuing this record.
The writer gratefully acknowledges his indebtedness to the late E. R.
Purple, whose accurate record of the Provoost family of New York was
of great assistance in this work ; and also to Miss Alice Provost,
of Trenton; Dr. D. E. Provost, of Sing Sing; Mr. Frederick Provost, of
New Brunswick; Rev. Peter Provost, of Freehold; Andrew J. Provost,
Jr., of Brooklyn; and many others of the family, for valuable data so
cheerfully and promptly furnished.
Andrew J. Provost.
New York, 1895.
'J^o 7ohom we oive a filial love, 7vith gratitude we turn
And offer homage, ever due to dust in memory's urn.
By them to us has been transmitted an heritage to prize:
A name unsullied, brave example, homes, and tenderest ties.
A.n age of hurry and confusion, all vanished lives ivould hide.
At once! then, we must place on record their names ere these have died.
I^hree centuries have left their trace upon the world's disfigured brow
Since persecution made their race to internecine warfare bow.
^rue, honest sons of Normandy, your home would yet be France,
Had not Queen Cath'rine's perfidy launched forth Bartholomew's lance.
_A^s exiles, God your steps did guide unto that other land.
Where firm conviction such as yours had loosed a tyrant's hand.
JVt7 need teas there to hide the sign which your escutcheon bore:
" Pro-Liber-ta-te" there was felt, as it ne'er had been before.
But Flanders teas too small a land, and too much compassed round
By tyrant Kings and enemies to the faith that they would found;
S" when the Burghers started out ivith their wives to this tiew land.
The Huguenot whose name we bear, went with them hand in hand.
j4.nd settling here on a little isle, where a city grand now rises.
He toiled a^vay and won that fame which an honest race most prizes.
Jt was he from out of whose loins we sprang, whose remembrance we
ever should cherish.
And the names of his children, and theirs after them, loe ought never to
suffer should perish.
DcMcation.
'J^o memories, then, of those whose names rest in this little book,
IVe dedicate the services which sought in every nook
Por every fact and name and date, and wrote them as we found them.
And set them up in type to print, and when on paper, bound them.
A. J. P., Jr.
CHAPTER I.
The family of which this is a record is of French origin. It was
an ancient one long prior to 1572, having branches in Paris, St. Aubin,
and Rouen.
The name was variously spelled Prevost, Provost, and recently
Prevot, and is common in Normandy and other parts of France to
this day.
In many countries this name has, for centuries, been a title of
distinction; and the name itself proves the family to be one of the
oldest and best.
In France it was the title of its judges; in Scotland, that of the
mayor of a city; in England and church law, that of president or chief;
in Germany, a Protestant dean or archpriest; and in almost all countries
of the civilized world the " Provost Marshal " is a high and important
officer, having summary powers in the army and navy.
The first of our ancestors whom, individually, we are able to trace
is Guillaume (William) Prevost; that he so spelled his family name we
think is established beyond reasonable question. That the Prevost
became "Provoost" in Holland and New Amsterdam, 1572 to 1664, and
"Provost" after the latter became New York and part of an English
colony, is only the happening of the inevitable. But as Prevost in
French, Provoost in Dutch, and Provost in English are identical in
meaning, those of the family have a perfect right to adopt whichever
method they prefer. [See Note D.]
The Bishop wrote his name Provost until he was nearly forty years
of age; then, probably wishing to be identified with the Dutch, rather
than the English, of New York, he first began to use the e.xtra " o."
[See Vol. 18, N. Y. Gen. and Bio. Rec]
The writer owns one, and has seen several finely bound books,
once a part of the Bishop's library, in which was the family coat of
arms as a book-plate, with the name Samuel Provost in the scroll.
Most of the descendants of the Bishop and of " Ready Money " have
continued to write the name Provoost. But the larger part of the family
have for more than a century adopted the English form, Provost.
Because of this fact, and the fact that such spelling brings it nearer the
French, from whose soil we first came, we have thought best to use that
mode of spelling the name throughout our record.
I. In 1572, William Provost, born in 1545, was a resident
of Paris, a person of distinction and eminence among the
then Protestants of France. That he was a man of noble
blood, of considerable wealth and education, we assume from
his coat of arms, its suggestive motto, and the fact that he
was deemed worthy of the political and religious persecution
which drove him from his native land. At this time, while
Charles was King, the real ruler of France was Catherine de'
Medici, his mother. His subjects were Catholic and Hugue-
not in their religious convictions, and among both were men
of high political station, each side using all their political
sagacity, power, and often intrigue, to gain a political advan-
tage over the other. Charles was a mere puppet in the hands
of his mother, and so were the leaders of these religious
factions. To retain control of the reins of Government, she
encouraged and inflamed the hatred of each toward the
other, promising her support now to one, and again to the
other, until, as she had expected and intended, a religious war-
fare ensued in which her political enemies effectually de-
stroyed each other.
History records "that under her malignant influence the
most eminent Protestants of the kingdom were lured to Paris
and other large towns, she intending and expecting their de-
struction; that during the night of August 24, 1572, from fifty
to seventy thousand were assassinated by Jesuit mobs." This
wholesale murder is known as the " St. Bartholomew Massacre."
Those who escaped death fled the country. William
Provost and his intended bride, shortly after their escape,
settled in Holland, where, in 1574, they married and had issue,
i. Johannes (7), born in 1576.
ii. David, born in 1578.
iii. WiLHELMES, born in 1580.
iv. Elias, born in 1582.
V. Benjamin, born in 1584.
Johannes Provost (2), b. 1576; mar. in 1601 a Dutch
lady in Amsterdam named Elizabeth , and had issue,
three daughters and three sons. The sons were: —
8 (3) i. Elias Provost, b. 1602; came to New Amsterdam be-
tween 1635 and 1640, and settled at Fort Orange (Albany).
Little is known of his history. His son, Johannes, how-
ever, was a scholarly man, who, as clerk to the several
Courts of the colony, became widely known. His career,
and such of his descent as we have been able to trace,
will be found in Chap. VL-
9 (3) ii. Johannes Provost, b. 1605.
2 (2)
3 (2)
4 (2)
5 (2)
6 (2)
7 (2)
(3) iii. David Provost, b. in Amsterdam, Holland, August 10,
1608; came to New Netherlands in 1624, two years before
the Island Manhattan (now the city of New York) was
purchased of the Indians. In 1626 he returned to Holland,
and in 1630 there married Margaretta, daughter of Gillis Ten
Waert, a prominent and wealthy Holland merchant. Upon
her marriage, her father gave her 14,000 guilders as a nuptial
portion, and settled upon her the payment, yearly, of 750
guilders in life rents. This sum was paid to her annually
until the year 1700, as appears in an annual record kept by
the Colonial authorities: " Grietje, the wife of David Pro-
voost, is still living."
A guilder, in those days, had a purchasing power in the new
colony equal to $5.00 at the present time.
David Provost, realizing the benefits to be derived and the
renown to be won in the New World, persuaded his young
and wealthy spouse to come with him, and they arrived
at New Amsterdam in 1634. From all accounts, he was a
man of culture and fine personal appearance, and had
received a military and civil education greatly exceeding most
of his day. He soon made a name and fame, both in civil
and military life, in the infant colony. By the records of
the time, we find him a teacher, speaking Dutch, French,
English, Latin, and the languages of several of the Indian
tribes, and also a lawyer practicing in the Courts. Gov. Kieft
came into power in 1638, and January 5, 1640, appointed him
Commissary of Provisions and Tobacco Inspector — a new
office created because a large part of the mercantile traffic was
paid for in tobacco. [Mrs. Lamb's Hist, of N. Y., p. 90.]
In 1640, as commander of a force of 50 or 60 men, he was
sent to take possession of the Fresh River that runs into the
Sound (Connecticut). At or near Hartford he built " Fort
Good Hope " and several houses — a strong military post.
While in command at this important station (1640-1647) he
had some stirring conflicts with the English, by whom he was
considered as "a thorne in their flesh," and, whether with
pen or sword, he was ever found equal to the occasion. His
stubborn defense when assailed, and his immediate and suc-
cessful sorties upon their retreat, were made the theme of many
a bitter complaint on the part of the British Colonial authori-
ties. [Vols. 1-2, Col. Hist.] Gov. Kieft, however, warmly
approved his diplomatic policy as well as his brave and speedy
acts of retaliation, and officially reported them as proving
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" That it were good to commit such a trust to skilful men,
and not to ignorant boyes." Many incidents showing his
bravery and ability as a commander are given by Purple and
others; among them we note the following: —
"A female negro slave, in September, 1646, fled from her
English master to Fort Good Hope and begged protection.
The English authorities demanded that, as she was a fugitive,
not a prisoner of war, she be surrendered, which being
refused, an attempt to take her by force was successfully
resisted by Commander Provoost." [O'Callaghan, N. N., Vol.
I-, p. 378.]
This fact is cited by Thomas Nelson Page (" Old South")
as the first case of refusal to surrender a fugitive slave.
In 1647, at his own request, he was recalled by Gov. Kieft,
and resumed his old vocations. He was the second notary
public appointed, then an office of profit and trust, requiring
considerable legal knowledge. [Val. Man., 1863, p. 569.]
February 2, 1652, he was at the head of the "Nine Men"
of the city of New Amsterdam. By their commissions it was
declared "what they did should be the act of the whole people."
They preceded the Burgomasters and Schepens in the mu-
nicipal form of government, and held their sessions in the
school-room of David Provost. [Purple, p. 7.]
These nine men were the first to dispute the autocratic
powers of the Governor. They insisted that they were the
chosen representatives of a free people; that no tax could be
imposed without their sanction; that, in fact, they were the
legislative body of the Government. A stubborn and lengthy
fight ensued. Every man of the nine was found worthy of his
trust. The Governor was finally forced to yield, and the
foundation of freedom was thus firmly erected in this infant
colony.
May 23, 1653, with two others, was appointed by Gov.
Stuyvesant Commissioner to investigate the alleged conspiracy
of the Dutch and Indians against the English. [Vol. I., p.
252, Col. Hist.] April, 1654, appointed Sheriff of Brooklyn
and other Dutch towns on Long Island; and 1655, Secretary
and Clerk of those towns and their Courts, all of which
offices he held until his death.
For many years he was either a member of the Governor's
Council or of the Assembly, and seems to have been a popular
and successful leader among the people, from his arrival in
1634 to the date of his death.
In 1639 he purchased quite a tract of land near the junc-
tion of Pearl and Fulton Streets, upon which he built a house,
in which he and his descendants lived for many years. He
built several houses in the " Princess Graft," now Broad
Street. He built a house on Long Island in 1641, and in
1643 obtained a grant of a tract of land in New Amsterdam.
From several powers of attorney executed by him prior
to his going to Hartford, and subsequently, " to manage his
plantations and collect his rents in New Netherlands, as well
as the life rents coming to his wife from an uncle in France,
and his own from Holland," it would appear that he had con-
siderable property; though Valentine, in his Manual of 1853,
says, "David Provoost never amassed any considerable wealth,
but brought up a large family, and his descendants were dis-
tinguished for intelligence," etc., etc. He died, May 12,
1657, leaving his widow Margaretta. In 1680 and 1700 she
executed deeds to her sons, Jonathan and Julius, convey-
ing to each a house and lot on the east side of " Princess
Graft." [See Lib. 23, pp. 260, 304.] And in 1703 she is
recorded as an inhabitant of the city, having a family and two
slaves. We have no record of her birth or death; she lived,
however, to a great age — more than 73 years after her marriage
to David. Her facsimile signature, as written in 1662, is in
Valentine's Manual, 1863, among those of the distinguished
of the colony.
In our researches were found in the Dutch records many
quaint incidents: among others, we note the result of a law-
suit in which David Provost was defendant. The complaint
was about a "yawl." The decision of the Court, 1650, is as
follows: "Judgment for Defendant, and the owner of the
boat shall row David Provoost across the river and back, in
the cold weather of next winter."
From the records— Church and State — it appears that Mrs.
Provost had a sister named Agnietje in the colony as early
as 1647. This sister, then a widow, married John de La
Montagne, a French Huguenot, who was for many years one
of the foremost men of the colony. These sisters, when
writing their names, strictly kept the Dutch method and
fashion of that day. Mrs. Provost was known as "Grietje
Gillis," or "Grietje Gillis Ten Waert;" but there was generally
added thereto "wife of David Provoost;" while her sister was
known as "Agnietje Gillis," or "Agnietje Gillis Ten Waert," to
which was added " wife of John de La Montagne." Anneke
Jans (meaning Anna, the daughter of John) is the name by
which Mrs. Dominie Bogardus was known during her whole
life; and even to this day she is better known by that name
than that of Mrs. Bogardus. The daughters of GiUis Ten
Waert, however, being of a higher social class than most others
in the colony, added the full name of their father, and were
known as Grietje and Agnietje Gillis Ten Waart, wife of, etc.
ISSUE.
11 (4) i. Margaretta Provost, b. N. A.; bap. Feb. 24, 1641;
mar. Peter Jansen Scholt, Nov. 26, 1661.
ISSUE.
12 (5) I. Annettie Scholt, bap. July 16, 1662; mar. July 18, i68o,
Hendrick Jillizen de Mandeville.
13 (5) 2. Margaretta, bap. Sept. 24, 1664.
14 (5) 3. Johannes, bap. Oct. 15, 1666.
15 (5) 4. David, bap. Aug. 13, 1671.
We have no further record of Margaretta Provost (11)
or of her descendants. Purple, in his notes, states that
she received two land patents — one for 25 morgans (50
acres) at Amersfoort (Flatlands), issued June i, 1657; the
other for 20 morgans at Midwout (Flatbush), issued May
I, 1660. This is clearly a mistake. Her mother, then a
widow, with considerable means, was then purchasing real
property; she bought the plot she gave her son Jonathan,
August 12, 1662, and was undoubtedly the patentee.
16 (4) ii. William Provost, b. in N. A. before 1641.
We have but little data concerning this son. His name
appears as a citizen in Gravesend in 1656, and in New
York City (Baker) 1698. He, without doubt, never
married.
17 (4) iii. SAMUELPR0V0ST,b. Hartford; bap. Nov. 22, 1648; d. y.
David (27), b. Hartford, Nov. 20, 1642; bap. N. Y.,
Sept. 30, 1645.
Benjamin Provost (1168), b. Hartford; bap. June 17,
1646.
Elias Provost (1307), b. N. A.; bap. June 17, 1646.
Barbara Provost, bap. Aug. 15, 1647; d. y.
22 (4) viii. Jonathan Provost (417), b. N. A.; bap. Mar. 26, 1651.
23 (4) ix. Barbara Provost, b. N. A.; bap. Nov. 30, 1653; mar.
July 29, 1673, Jan Aukersze Nuys; resided at Flatbush,
L. I.; died 1679.
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V.
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vii.
ISSUE.
24 (5) I- Aukersze Nuys, b. ; mar. Catharine ; removed to
Raritan, N. J. ; had eight children, all bap. in Dutch church
there.
25 (5) 2. William Nuys, bap. Sept. 28, 1679; lived at Bushwick, L. I.
26 (4) X. GiLLis Provost, b. N. A.; bap. Mar. 26, 1656; mar.
June 9, 1680, Maria Hibon.
Was engaged as a merchant in New York. His
mother, in 1700, conveyed to him a house and lot in
"Princess Graft." In his will, proven July, 1709, he is
called Julius Provoost; leaves his whole estate to his
widow, names no children, and probably left none.
■^-^-^-^IfM-^*-
DESCENDANTS OF
DAVID PROVOST (i8)
CATHARINE LAURENS.
CHAPTER II.
27 (4) David Provost (18), b. November 20, 1642, at Fort Good
Hope; was bap. N. Y., September 30, 1645, by Dominie Bogar-
dus, his godfathers being Gov. Kieft and Johannes de La
Montagne. The latter was a learned man, who came to this
country with Gov. Kieft to assist in his Council, and became
a power in the colony. He married, in 1647, Agnietje Gillis
Ten Waert, the sister of Grietje, wife of David (10).
In 1674 he lived in the Smith Street (now William), be-
tween Hanover Square and Wall Street, and was a member of
the Old Dutch Church.
September, 1694, was chosen Assessor of the Dock Ward,
and held that office until 1698. From 1698 to 1708 was an
Alderman; 1699 to 1702, was member of the General Assem-
bly; 1707, Justice of the Peace.
He was a witness of the baptism of Catharine {496),
daughter of David Provost and Christina Praa, August
28, 1720.
Prior to his decease, he prepared a written statement, in
Dutch, giving the names, date and hour of birth, etc., of his
children. This paper was, in 1724, translated and used by
his son, the Mayor, in the compilation of a family history.
[See note A.]
He was a prosperous merchant in the city of New York,
assessed $3,000, when less than thirty years of age. In civil
life he was esteemed for his rare abilities and christian
virtues.
In Valentine's Manual, 1858, p. 642, a facsimile of his
signature, written in 1702, "David Provoost, Sr.," is given
among those of the then distinguished men of New York.
May 16, 1668, married Tryntje (Catharine) Laurens, at
Midwout (Flatbush). She was born in Amsterdam, November
14, 1650.
ISSUE.
28 (5) i. David Provost (87), b. January 16, 1670.
29 (5) ii. Elsje Provost, b. March 15, 167 1; mar. July 2, 1693,
Gerrit Van Home, son of Cornehus Janszen and Anna Maria
3°
(6)
31
(6)
32
(6)
(Jans) Van Home, who was a leading merchant of wealth
and social standing of New York, and for many years in
the Colonial Assembly.
ISSUE.
1. Cornelius, bap. April I, 1694.
2. David, bap. Oct. 20, 1695; d. s. p.
3. Anna Maria, bap. Dec. 4, 1696; mar. Oct. 12, 1718, Gerardus
Beekman; she died before 1727, and her husband married
2d, Catharine Provost (366).
33 (7) a. Gerardus, bap. July 29, 1719; mar. Oct. 28, 1745, Anna
Van Home.
b. Elizabeth, bap. Dec. 14, 1720; mar. Luke Van Rantz.
c. Cornelius, bap. Dec. 12, 1722; mar. Feb. 18, 1748,
Catharine Van Home.
4. Catharine Van Home, bap. June 30, 1700; d. y.
5. Catharine Van Home, bap. April 26, 1702; mar. Dec. 19, 1723,
Dr. Archibald Fisher, Vestryman of Trinity Church.
Issue: I, Gerit: 2, Cornelius; 3, Archibald; 4, Catharine.
6. Elizabeth, bap. Dec. 5, 1703; mar. Jan. 14, 1725, Dominie
Henry Boel, of the Dutch Church, N. Y. ; had six children,
all of whom died early in life, except
Henriques Boel, bap. Nov. 4, 1733.
7. Anna, bap. Jan. 27, 1706; mar. John DeWitt and died before
1737-
8. Margaretta, bap. Jan. 18, 1708; d. y.
9. Margaretta, bap. Aug. 31, 1712.
William Provost, b. August 13, 1672; d. February 2,
1674.
45 (5) iv. Margaretta Provost, b. September 3, 1673; mar. July 6,
1696, Johannes Van Brugh, son of the "old Burgomas-
ter" and Catharine, daughter of Anneke Jans.
ISSUE.
46 (6) I. Johannah, bap. May 16, 1697; mar. Aug. 20, 1720, Gerardus
Duyking, and died Oct., 1789, aged 92.
2. Johannes, bap. Aug. 6, 1699.
3. Catharine, bap. Aug. 16, 1704.
4. David, bap. Sept. 12, 1708.
5. Elizabeth, bap. Mar. 26, 1712.
David Provost, Jr. (87), was the guardian of these five children.
53 (5) V. Catharina Provost, b. September 23, 1676; d. August
30, 1677.
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54 (s) vi. Catharina Provost, b. December 6, 1677; mar. Janu-
ary 19, 1700, Evert Vandewater, merchant of N. Y.; and
' 2d, November 13, 1714, Abraham Boel.
ISSUE.
55 (6) I. Anna Vandewater, b. May li, 1701; d. y.
56 (6) 2. Catharine Vandewater, b. Jan. 16. 1704; mar. Sept. 15, 1722,
Andrew Teller, merchant, of N. Y.
57 (6) 3. Anneke Vandewater, b. June 16, 1706; mar. Feb. 8, 1729, her
cousin, David Provost (355).
58 (5) vii. William Provost (353), b. September 27, 1679.
59 (5) viii. Maria Provost, b. April 2, 1682; mar. September 16,
1700, Abraham Van Home, one of the leading merchants
of N. Y. He lived in style in Wall Street, N. Y.; was ap-
pointed in 1723 to the Council of Gov. Burnet, and was a
member of the several Councils of the Governors until his
death, in 1741.
ISSUE.
60 (6) I. Anna Maria Van Horne, b. January 28, 1702; in
1721 mar. Gov. William Burnet, who, from 1720 to 1728,
was Governor of New York and New Jersey, and died
suddenly in 1729 while Governor of Massachusetts.
Gov. Burnet, son of Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salis-
bury, the historian, was born 1688 at The Hague, his
godfather being William, Prince of Orange, who, a year
later, became King of England. He was a man of the
rarest intellectual ability, and owned the finest private
library in America.
A portrait in oil of Gov. Burnet is in the State House
in Boston. An excellent portrait of Maria Van Horne,
taken soon after her marriage, showing rare beauty, will
be seen at page 157 of Gen. Grant Wilson's Hist. N. Y.
ISSUE.
1. William Burnet, b. 1723.
2. Mary Burnet, b. 1725; mar. William Brown, of Beverly,
Mass.
2. Catharine Van Horne, bap. July 30, 1704.
3. Cornelius Van Horne, bap. Oct. 16, 1706.
4. Janeke Van Horne, bap. Nov. 7, 1708.
5. Helena Van Horne, bap. Sept. 4, 1710.
6. Abraham Van Home, bap. Mar. 8, 1713; d. y.
7. David Van Horne, bap. Aug. 8, 1714; d. y.
23
62
(7)
63
(6)
64
(6)
65
(6)
66
(6)
67
(6)
68
(6)
70
(6)
71
(6)
72
(6)
73
(6)
74
(6)
69 (6) 8. David Van Home, bap. July 20, 1715; mar. Sept. 25, 1744,
Anna French,
g. Margaretta Van Home, bap. Mar. 6, 1717.
10. Abraham Van Home, bap. Jan. II, 1719.
11. Samuel Van Home, bap. April 6, 1720.
12. Cornelia Van Home, bap. Sept. 16, 1722.
13. Anna Van Home, bap. Mar. 6, 1726.
75 (5) ix. Anneke Provost, b. February 10, 1685; mar. January 12,
1707, Henricus Vanderspiegel, son of Laurens and Sara
(Webbers) Vanderspiegel.
ISSUE.
76 (6) I. David Vanderspiegel, bap. Jan. 11, 1708.
77 (6) 2. Laurens Vanderspiegel, bap. July 9, 1710; d. y.
78 (6) 3. Laurens Vanderspiegel, bap. April 27, 1712.
79 (6) 4. Johannes Vanderspiegel, bap. Sept. 12, 1714.
80 (6) 5. Sara Vanderspiegel, bap. April 15, 1716.
81 (6) 6. Wilhelmus Vanderspiegel, bap. Oct. 5, 1718.
82 (6) 7. Jacobus Vanderspiegel, bap. June 25, 1721.
83 (6) 8. Samuel Vanderspiegel, bap. Mar. 27, 1723.
84 (6) 9. Hendricus Vanderspiegel, bap. June 14, 1727.
85 (5) X. Sajiuel Provost {381), b. January 8, 1687.
86 (5) xi. Janeke Provost, b. October 10, i68g; mar. June 25, 1715,
William Dugdale, who, from 1723 to 1728, was Sheriff of
New York, and for many years in the Vestry of Trinity
Church.
87 (5) David Provost (28), b. in Pearl Street, near Fulton, New York
City, January 16, 1670; bap. January 23, 1670, his grand-
mother, Margaretta Provost, being his godmother; mar. June
I, 1691, Helena Byvanck of Albany; 2d, January 28, 1699,
Maria De Peyster, widow of John Spratt; 3d, May 15, 1708,
Elizabeth Wakeman, widow of Albert Dinny, of Fairfield,
Conn.
The families of his three wives were among the most wealthy
and distinguished in the country. Of his second wife, Maria
de Peyster, Purple says : " This lady, whom we regard, by
reason of her birth and alliances, as one of the most remarka-
able women born in New Amsterdam, was thrice married; and it
is hazarding little, of historical accuracy, to say that a complete
account of her family connections, by birth and marriage,
would include a fuller history, of the civil and military affairs
of colonial times, than the same account of any other person
born during the Dutch possession of Manhattan Island."
The Rev. Samuel Wakeman of Fairfield, Connecticut, father
of his last wife, was a graduate of Harvard, a man of culture,
and left a large landed estate, much of which is still owned by
his descendants.
He had no children by either of his last two wives. His
father lived until about 1724, and was known as David Pro-
voost, Sr., and he as David Provoost, Jr.
He was a prominent merchant in the city of New York,
and for many years largely in the public service of the city
and colony. Valentine, in his City Manuals of 1856 and 1864,
gives facsimiles of his signature; 1696, elected Chamberlain
and Treasurer, and held these offices till 1699, when he was
elected Mayor to succeed his brother-in-law, Johannes De
Peyster, and also Recorder. In a letter dated November
29, 1700, the Earl of Bellomont, then Governor, says, "David
Provoost, the Mayor of the city, has been appointed Recorder,
and I take it as wholly inconsistent that one man should hold
both offices at the same time" [Vol. IX., Col. Hist., 809-811];
1699, he, as Mayor, laid the corner-stone of the new City
Hall, in Wall Street, at the head of Broad. It was built upon
ground given for that purpose by his brother-in-law, Abraham
De Peyster, Mayor, 1691-93. Part of the material used in its
construction was taken from the old Dutch fort. The Hall
was completed in 1700, and a picture of it is seen at page
460, Vol. II., of Gen. Wilson's Hist, of N. Y.
This building was also known as Federal Hall during the
time it was occupied by the National Government. Here
Congress held its sessions, and it was in this building that
Washington, our first President, was inaugurated; 1700, was
Captain of a regiment of foot; 17 11, Major; and 17 18, Col-
onel; was a member of the General Assembly from July 2,
1711, to December 12, 1712; and from June 5, 1716, until his
death. He was also a member of the Councils of Governors
Lovelace, Ingoldsby, and Hunter.
By a careless mistake he was the direct cause of the creation
of the Court of Chancery in this country. It appears that,
intending to give a note for ;^4oo, he signed one for _;^4,ooo.
(In those days a note contained an agreement that, upon
default in its payment, judgment, as upon confession, might be
taken, and imprisonment for common contract debts then
prevailed.) May n, 1711, Governor Hunter asks the home
government " for the appointment of a Court of Chancery,
to take into consideration matters for which there is no relief
at common law; particularly the case of Mr. Provoost, one
of the Council, who had been a close prisoner, * * '*
having unwarily confessed a judgment for ^^4,000, the debt
being, evidently, not over ^400."
The Court was instituted and the mistake satisfactorily
adjusted before April, 17 12; 1705, petitions Gov. Cornbury, as
a merchant, for relief from foreign coin, which is ruinous
to business [Vol. IV., Col. Hist., 1135]; 1706, appointed
commissioner by Gov. Cornbury, to pay funds for fortifying
the city [Ibid., 1185]; 1709, appointed by Queen Anne member
of Gov. Hunter's Council; 1714 to December, 1724, collector
of duties and tonnage, &c., of port of N. Y.; 1723, appointed
commissioner to locate line between New York and Connecti-
cut; 1724, appointed by General Assembly to examine acts
passed since Gov. Burnet's arrival; 1724, he wrote the family
record, as to which see Note A; 1725, his will is proven [Lib. 10,
p. 22., N. Y. Co.]. The exact date of his death we do not know.
April 13, 1701, "David Provoost & Co." obtained a
patent for a large tract of land in Ulster Co. The quitrent,
jQ^, was the largest sum paid for grants issued in that county
prior to 1709.
Valentine, in his Manuals of 1853 and 1864, gives bio-
graphical sketches of Mayor Provoost, and states that he lived
in Pearl Street in the original homestead of his grandfather,
David (10). There are, however, several mistakes in both
articles.
ISSUE.
88 (6) i. Belitje Provost, bap. July 11, 1692; mar. Sept. i, 1726,
Rev. Henry Coens of the D. R. Church of Belleville, N. J.
89 (6) ii. Catharina Provost, bap. February 14, 1694; mar. Octo-
ber 19, 17 1 7, Abraham Van Wyck.
ISSUE.
90 (7) I. Theodorus, bap. Dec. 3, 1718; mar. his cousin, Helena Santford
(100).
2. Helena, bap. July 17, 1720.
3. Margaretta, bap. Aug. i, 1722.
4. David, bap. Aug. 23, 1724.
5 Abraham, bap. Oct. 5, 1726.
6. Catharina, bap. Aug. 14, 1728.
7. Susana, bap. July 8, 1730.
8. Elizabeth, bap. Nov. 2g, 1732; mar. May 31, 1758, William
Provost (357), son of David W. Provost.
98 (7) 9. Anna, bap. Oct. 2, r737.
91
(7)
92
(7)
93
(7)
94
(7)
95
(7)
96
(7)
97
(7)
99 (6) iii. David Provost (hi), b. October 9, 1691.
100 (6) iv. Helena Provost, b. January 30, 1698; mar. August 23,
1719, Cornelius Santford, and died before October 2, 1723.
ISSUE.
loi (7) I. Helena, bap. Dec. 3, 1721; "sole daughter and heiress of her
father." She had a considerable fortune, which was greatly
increased by the bequests of her two grandfathers, David
Provost (28) and Abraham Santford. She married her
cousin, Theodorus Van Wyck (go).
ISSUE.
102 (8) a. Abraham, bap. Sept. 21, 1748.
103 (8) b. David, bap. Oct. 15, 1750.
104 (8) c. Helena, bap. Feb. 15, 1751; mar. March, 1771, Henry C.
Bogart, a merchant of New York; no issue.
105 (8) d. Catharine, bap. Dec. 5, 1752; mar. Rev. John Mason,
one of the most learned and accomplished men of his
day. During the greater part of the Revolution he
was Chaplain at West Point. She was a woman of
great piety. She died June 31, 1784.
106 (9) I. Helena Mason; mar. Mathew Duncan, merchant,
Philadelphia.
107 (gl 2. John Mitchel, b. Mar. ig, 1770; mar. May 13,
I7g3, Ann, only daughter of Abram Leflerts.
Succeeded his father as pastor of the Cedar
Street Church. Was noted for his learning
and unrivaled eloquence.
108 (g) 3. Margaretta, mar. Hon. John Brown, U. S. Sena-
tor, Kentucky,
log (8) e. Margaretta Van Wyck, bap. Nov. 7, 1754.
no (8) f. Ann Maria Van Wyck, bap. July 5, 1758.
Ill (6) David Provost (99), b. October 9, 1691; mar. December 12,
1723, Johannah, daughter of Barent Rynders. Her mother
was Hester, the daughter of Jacob Leisler. Mrs. Provost
was baptized JiHy 21, 1706, and died December 8, 1749.
Her death is suitably noticed in an obituary in the New York
Gazette, December 11, 1749, as "a loving wife, tender mother,
and good mistress; charitable to the poor, beloved by all who
knew her," &c., &c.
He was an active and successful merchant in New York
for more than half a century. During the French War he and
Henry Holland, William Kelly, and John Leake jointly owned
the privateer "Johnson," which captured a number of French
vessels with valuable cargoes. In these enterprises, trading,
and judicious investments in real property, he became im-
mensely wealthy, and was known throughout the colony as
"Ready Money Provoost." The fact that his father "unwarily"
signed too much paper, and was kept in jail some time in
consequence, may account, to some extent, for his son's ready
cash methods.
Duer, in his " Life of Lord Stirling," states that " Ready
Money Provost " was the husl>and of ]\L-iria Provost, who,
after the deatlj of her husband, married James Alexander; he
also attributes liis^ wealth to illicit traders" made respectable by
the restrictive systeoi^of the Mother Courib^' Lossing, who
is usually corre5tf relied. upon these errors ana"i;;^eated them.
Some years^sifice, the writer convinced Mr. Lossmg that the
latter statement was as untrue-iis the former. In fact, IVtftria^
was BOt the wife of "Ready Money,"*Miut the wife of his cousin,
Samuel; and that class of trade, extensiVel}^ and boldly carried
on by the merchants of New York, was effectually put down
by the Governor, aided by David Provost, the father of " Ready
Money," then Mayor — in 1700. -It had ceased before "Ready
Money " was ten years old.
He obtained from the New Jersey Colonial Assembly a
grant of a large tract of land on the Raritan Bay (said to be
500 acres), now partly within the limits of Perth Amboy.
Thissplendidestatewas, in his lifetime, called "Rudyard."
His son John lived on this tract until his death in 1781. After
the death of David (m) his Trustees, by deed. May i, 1786,
conveyed " Rudyard " to his grandchild, James Provost (141),
the son of John Provost (117).
Upon a beautiful knoll, on the bluff, overlooking Raritan
Bay, is the old family burying-ground in which the children
of David Provost and many of their descendants peacefully
rest.
In 1742 he purchased the "Louvre," a 90-acre tract on
the East River, and there, upon the high bluff, near the present
57th Street, built an elegant country mansion. The compiler
of these records several times visited this house in his boyhood.
It was a house fit for a king, the most charming spot in or
near New York. Long years after " Ready Money's " death
the wood part of " Louvre " became as " Jones's Woods "
the most famous //rwV grounds known in the vicinity of New
York.
He erected, in 1753, an elegant vault near his home. The
remains of his wife, Johannah, as also his own, were therein
deposited. For many years this vault was specially cared for,
but in 1857 the house and vault were swept away by the
march northward of our great city.
A picture of this mansion and the vault is to be found in
Valentine's Manual of 1858, and at page 530 appears quite a
history of the Provost family.
August 31, 1767, he married (2d) Sarah Boulton Loftis, and,
December 6, 1777, he conveyed the "Louvre" to her, with *
power to convey the fee to any child of his sons, William and/*^**"^^
John [see Will, Lib. 34., p. 304]. He died October 19, 1791.
ISSUE.
112 (7) i. David Provost, bap. January 10, 1725. [Will, Lib. 41,
P- 423]-
113 (7) ii. Barent Provost, bap. August 28, 1726; d. about 1760.
114 (7) iii. Helena Provost, bap. May 22, 1728; mar. ist,
Fresneau; 2d, June 19, 1760, Jacob Brewerton.
None of above left issue.
115 (7) iv- John Provost (117), bap. August 25, 1734.
116 (7) v. William Provost (250), bap. August 26, 1736.
117 (7) John Provost (115), resided at Rudyard; mar. Mary, sister of
Lord Ackland; died August 6, 1781. He, his wife, and Will-
iam (116) lie in the same family plot at Rudyard.
ISSUE.
118 (8) i. JoHANNAH Provost, b. 1760; mar. November 26, 1775,
John Bowne.
ISSUE.
1. Sarah, b. April 25, 1777; d. y.
2. Obadiah, b. Sept, 10, 1778. ^^i/i^i/y t
3. John Provost, b. April 21, 1780; d. y.
4. James, b. April 21, 1780; d. y.
5. John Provost, b. June 14, 1781; d. y.
6. Maria, b. Jan. 18, 1783; d. y.
7. David Provost, b. Nov. 30, 1784. /yyl.''i^ ,
8. Johannah R., b. Oct. 4, 1786; mar. Alfred Hodges, father of
//L^^^^^Ae late >ifred_Hodges, late Sheriff of Kings County; had
son Alfred; mar. Elizabeth, daughter Cornelius Johnson, of
Brooklyn. , ./
(9) 9. Andrew, b. Mar. 28, 1789. iO^-yLOA^' » ^^'"^i^^U^^J. —
(9) 10. Charlotte, b. Dec. 4, 1790; inar. Joseph Bainbridge.
(9) II. Maria, b. July 14, 1792; d. y.
(9) 12. .Anna, b. May 4, 1794; mar. June i, 1815, Jacob Giberson; had*v fc- ^~
/ 14 children, one of whom was Y.
(10) Maria Louise, b. Aug. 22, 1816; mar. June 1,1838, Charles
119
(9)
120
(9)
121
(9)
122
(9)
123
(9)
124
(9)
125
(9)
126
(9)
132
(II)
133
(II)
134
(II)
135
(II)
ISSUE.
1. Charlotte A., b. Au^l3, 1839; mar. Mathias L.
Lord.M.D. (:^;^^^^^^. ^
2. Victorine B., b. Dec. 17, 1841; mar. W. W.
Curtis. aMU^ /^~ /?'y/rL
3. John^., b; Dec. 14, 1844. ^
4. Manafb. July 23, 1853; mar. Thomas H. Beek-
man. "^ lli'T ^fcTl /i> r
ISSUE.
136 (12) I. Charles Rey Beekman, b. April 20, 1876.
137 (12) 2. Ella Beekman, b. July I, 1880.
138 (12) 3. Henry^^Beekman, b. Oct. 3, 1881.
139 (9) 13. Harriet L., b. Sept. 28, 1795; d. y.
140 (g) 14. Louisa, b. Aug. 6, 1797; mar. James Provost (146).
141 - (8) ii. James Provost, bap. April 13, 1762; mar. July i, 1782,
Anne Bowne; d. October 17, 1790.
142 (9) I. Catharine J. Provost, b. Aug. 23, 1783; mar. Benjamin A.
Seaman.
143 (9) 2. Anna R. Provost, b. July 27, [788; mar. George C. Thomas.
Rudyard, after the death of David (iii), became the
property of these two children; parts were sold in 1792-3
to their Uncle John.
144 (8) iii. John Provost, b. April 7, 1772; mar. October 13, 1790,
Catharine Bowne (Monmouth Co., N. J.); farmer; died
February 13, 1800.
ISSUE.
1. Eliza B. Provost, b. July 23, 1791; mar. William Lamberson;
d. June 21, 1824; no issue.
2. James Provost, b. July 22, 1793; mar. Feb. 25, 1815, Louisa
Bowne (140); 2d, Rebecca De Nyse.
ISSUE.
1. John Provost, b Mar. 17, 1816; d. y.
2. Catharine L., b. Mar. 4, 1818; mar. May 12, 1837, Stur-
ges L. Brewster.
ISSUE.
1. John H. Brewster.
2. Rebecca E. Brewster.
3. Maria De N., b. July 4, 1823; mar. Mar. 28, 1858, Will-
iam B. Lyon.
4. Eliza B., b. Feb. 21, 1S27; mar. Jan. 24, 1847, Henry G.
145
(9)
146
(9)
147
(10)
148
(10)
149
(II)
150
(II)
151
(10)
153
(10)
154
(10)
155
(lO)
156
(lO)
157
(lOJ
5. Anna Thomas, b. Oct. g, 1829; mar. Oct. 5, 1858, Will-
iam Longstreet.
6. William De N., b. Oct. 18, 1833; mar. Emily Silva; d.
June 2, 1864.
7. Charlotte, b. Nov. 13, 1836; mar. Mar. 25, 1875, John
Noe.
8. Sarah S., b. May 16, 1840; d. Sept. 13, 1847.
9. David Bowne, b. Jan. 4, 1843; mar. June 5, 1873,
Sarah B. Young; 2d, June 20, 1882, Fanny Coly. Is
a prominent architect in Elizabeth, N. J.; no issue.
158 (8) iv. David Provost, b. September 10, 1779; mar. November
5, i860, Elizabeth Norris; b. December 26, 1782; d. Mar.
4, 1813; 2d, Mary Vanderbilt.
ISSUE.
159 (9) i. Mary Ackland, bap. January 7, 1802; mar. October 8,
1821, Abram J. Brown; d. March 12, 1882.
ISSUE.
160 (10) I. Ann E. Brown, b. Feb. 28, 1823; mar. B. R. Brown.
ISSUE.
161 (11) I. Alonzo D., b. Nov. 15, 1847; d. Feb. 7, 1880.
162 (II) 2. Olive M., b. Mar. 29, 1850; d. Nov. 17, 1871.
163 (11) 3. Mary v., b. Nov. 23, 1852; d. Mar. 9, 1853.
164 (11) 4. Emma L., b. Jan. i, 1859.
165 (10) 2 David Provost, b. Sept. i, 1824; mar. 1856, Anna P. Conners;
2d, Feb. 25, 1S66, Elnora H. Kinsley; 3d, Nellie S. Birch.
ISSUE.
166 (II) I. Charles C, b. Jan. 31, 1857; mar. June 8, 18S0, Hen-
rietta A. Real; d. Mar. 4, 1866.
ISSUE.
167 (12) I. Arthur E., b. Mar. 14, i88i.
168 (12) 2. Herbert E., b. Mar. I, 1883.
3. Charles E., b. Nov. 13, 1889.
2. Albert E., b. April 21, 1859; mar. May 30, 1880, Minnie
Moody.
ISSUE.
1. Juanita, b. June 3, 1886.
2. Lester M., b. Mar. 6, 1888.
3. Philip D., b. Oct. 2, 1879.
- 4. Effie A., b. Feb. 19, 1882.
5. William E., b. Jan. 4, 1885.
3. Joshua A., b. Dec. 7, 1826; d. 1827.
169
(12)
170
(II)
171
(12)
172
(12)
173
(II)
174
(II)
175
(11)
176
(10)
i8i
(II)
182
(II)
183
(II)
184
(10)
185
(10)
186
(10)
177 (10) 4. Clarkson, b. Oct. 21, 1828; mar. Jan. 7, 1856, Adelia Casler;
d. Mar. 2, 1S77.
ISSUE.
178 (11) I. IIattieC.,b. Dec. 25, 1858; d. Dec. 24, 1871.
179 (to) 5. Louisa Provost, b. Aug. II, 1831; d. June 22, 1889.
180 (10) 6. Emma Falkner, b. August 13, 1834; mar. October 7,
1863, Rev. Curtis Graham, of the East Genesee and
Kansas Conferences, late a member of Kansas Legis-
lature.
ISSUE.
1. Sherbourne M., b. Aug. 16, 1864.
2. Rudolph Provost, b. July 20, 1867.
3. Olive May, b. July 28, 1873.
7. Abraham R., b. Sept. 18, 1836; mar. Dec. 9, 1876, Sarah Bur-
tell.
8. William M., b. Sept. 6, 1839.
9. Theodore Ackland, b. November, 1841; no issue.
187 (9) ii. Louisa, b. August 4, 1804; mar. Jacob Vandeventer.
ISSUE.
188 (10) I. Zenas Vandeventer, b. April 20, 1831.
189 (10) 2. David Provost Vandeventer, b. Sept. 2, 1833; mar. Nov. 6, 1862:
Maria L. Shea.
ISSUE.
igo (11) I. Florence Vandeventer, b. May 24, 1864; mar. Oct. 26,
1884, Clarence E. Secor.
ISSUE.
191 (12) I. Clarence E. Secor, b. Oct. 2, 1885.
192 (12) 2. Horace, b. July i, 1890.
193 (12) 3. Mary J., b. Aug. 10, 1891.
194 (11) 2. David Provost Vandeventer, b. Nov. i, 1866.
195 (ii) 3. Mary J., b. Jan. 11, i86g.
196 (11) 4. Eugene, b. Dec. 13, 1870.
197 (11) 5. Rapheal, b. Oct. 31, 1872. '
198 (II) 6. John, b. Jan. 31, 1879.
199 (10) 3. Ann S. Vandeventer, b. Aug. 6, 1835; mar. Dec. 27, 1853, John
W. Maggs.
ISSUE.
200 (11) I. Joseph W. Maggs, b. April 26, 1855; mar. October, 1882,
Elizabeth Brown.
ISSUE.
201 (12) I. Charles Maggs, b.
202 (12) 2. Helen Maggs, b.
203 (12) 3. Josephine Maggs, b.
32
207
(12)
2o8
(12)
209
(12)
210
(12)
211
(II)
212
(II)
213
(11)
214
(11)
215
(9) iii-
216
(9) iv.
217
(9) V.
204 (12) 4. Elizabeth Maggs, b.
205 (11) 2. Charles Provost Maggs, b. Sept. 12, 1857; d. 1881.
206 (11) 3. Maria L., b. Sept. ig, i860; mar. Nov. 16, 1881, M.
Delaney Magee.
. ISSUE.
1. Charles E. Magee, b. April 28, 1884; d. y.
2. Gladys Magee, b. June 22, 1888.
3. Grace Magee, b. June 22, 1888; d. y.
4. Roger Magee, b. Nov. I, iSgo.
4. Mary A., b. Jan. 7, 1863; mar. Jan. 14, l8g2, William B.
Duncan.
5. Fanny A., b. Sept. 22, 1865.
6. Frederick W., b. Aug. 7, 1869.
7. Lelia V., b. May 22, 1878; d. y.
Evelyn Provost, b. October 16,1806; d. October 26,
1845; no issue.
Catharine J. Provost, b. October 14, 1809; thrice
married; last husband, Asbury Fountain.
Elizabeth Provost, b. March 4, 181 2; mar. October
23, 1833, Conover Herbert; d. October 21, 1853.
ISSUE.
218 (lo) I. Obadiah C, b. Oct. 12, 1S34; mar. Dec. 24, 1857, Mary A.
Buck.
ISSUE.
219 (11) I. Ralph W. Herbert, b. Oct. I, 1858; mar. Oct. 12, 1881,
Annie S. Moore.
ISSUE.
220 (12) I. Carll M., b. July 2, 1882.
221 (12) 2. Ralph W., b. Sept. 6, i888.
222 (12) 3. Harvey C, b. Feb. 28, l8gO.
223 (11) 2. Dora E. Herbert, b. Aug. 9, i860; mar. Nov. 24, 1881,
Charles Newton Cox, M. D.
ISSUE.
224 (12) I. Emily M. Cox, b. Dec. 11, 1882.
225 (12) 2. Carll n. Cox, b. Jan 6, 1890; d. y.
226 (12) 3. Marion E. Cox, b. Dec. 22, 1892.
227 (11) 3. Frank C, b. Mar. g, 1863; single.
228 (11) 4. George B., b. Jan. 17, 1864; mar. April 2, l88g, Eliza-
beth Smock.
ISSUE.
229 (12) I. Oliver H., b. April 7, 1890.
5. EvaN.,b. Mar. 24.
Dec 25, 1888, Frank J.
231 (12)
232 (II)
1857, William H.
234
(II)
235
(II)
236
(II)
237
(II)
238
(II)
239
(II)
240
(II)
241
(II)
242
(II)
243
(10)
244
(10)
245
(II)
246
(II)
247
(II)
248
{9)
249
{9)
250
(7)
251
(8)
252
(8)
253
(8)
254
(8)
255
(8)
ISSUE.
Eva. J., b. Nov. 28, i8Sg
6. Carrie O., b. June 17, 1871; mar. Mar. 15, 1893, Rudolph
Stryker.
2. Cornelia H., b. Jan. 8, 1837; mar. SepI
Heyer.
ISSUE.
1. Mary E., b. Feb. 28, 1859.
2. Herbert W., b. Feb. 22, 1861.
3. EllaG., b. Sept. 8, 1863.
4. Wilhelmus, b. Oct. 15, 1866.
5. Florence, b. Feb. 6, 1868.
6. Lester R., b. Aug. 3, 1870.
7. John W., b. Sept. 28, 1873.
8. Arthur Provost, b. April 4, 1876.
9. Mabel L., b Sept. 13, 1879.
3. Mary L., b. July 17, 1842.
4. William C, b. March 9, 1852;
Applegate.
ISSUE.
1. Charles W., b. Mar. 6, 1881.
2. Albert E., b. Nov. i, 1883.
3. Ue Witt S., b. May 3, 1890. .
vi. Ann Jane Provost, b. September 26, 1819; mar. Decem-
16, 1838, Thaddeus Whitlock; 2d, January
D. Schenck; no issue.
vii. Caroline Provost, b. December 26, 1821
1849.
William Provost (116), bap. August 26, 1736; mar. in Hol-
land, May 24, 1761, Elizabeth Turner; d. March, 1778.
ISSUE.
i. Johannes Provost, bap. April 10, 1763; no issue.
ii. JoHANNAH Provost, bap. April 15, 1764; mar. 1778,
Samuel Kelly, then a Captain in the British Navy in
command of a sloop of war in New York Harbor.
iii. Helena Provost, bap. December 20, 1766; mar. ist,
Banner; 2d, Daniel Dees.
iv. Elizabeth Provost, bap. December 20, 1766; d. before
1787.
V. Catharine Provost, bap. January 29, 1769; mar. Sep-
tember 29, 1791, Capt. Samuel Armour; d. at Greenwich,
Conn., Oct. 11, 1852.
Dec. 17, 1879, Louisa
[9, 1849, John
; d. April 5,
ISSUE.
2SSa (9) i. Jacob Df. la Montagnie, b.
255b (9) ii. John A., b. 1473572
255c (9) iii. Mary E., b.
255d (9) iv. James J. Armour, b. ; mar. Mary Lowerre (b.
1 797; d. April 2, 1857).
ISSUE.
255e (10) I. Mary A., b. Nov. 25, 1S23; mar. Nov. 25, 1841, Robert D.
Livingston (b. Oct. 17. 1818; d. July 27, 18S7); fifth in
descent of Robert Livingston, of Livingston Manor. Mrs.
Mary A. Livingston died Mar. 23, 1873.
255f (11) T. Katherine Beekman, b, June 28, 1842; mar. 1st, Jan.
16, 1863, Thomas Picton Rowe; 2d, Sept. 16,
1876, Montgomery Schuyler.
ISSUE.
255g (12) I. Kate Rowe, b. 1864; d. y.
255h (12) 2. Livingston Rowe, b. July 22, 1868.
2551 (12) 3. Montgomery Schuyler, Jr., b. Sept. 2, 1877.
255J (12) 4. Philip Livingston Schuyler, b. Feb.24, i88o; d.y.
255k (12) 5. Robert Livingston Schuyler, b. Feb. 26, 1883.
255I (to) 2. James A , b. 1825; removed to Florida, and his subsequent
history unknown.
255m (10) 3. Catharine, b. 1830; mar. Henry Dickinson; d. 1873.
ISSUE.
255n (II) I. James, b.
2550 (11) 2. Henry, b.
255p(ll) 3. Kate, b.
256 (8) vi. William Turner Provost, b. December 9, 1771; mar.
May I, 1793, Mary Cassen; d. September 4, 1825 [will,
Lib. 59, p. 512]. Was a mariner in early life; at time of
death lived at Rye, N. Y.
ISSUE.
257 (9) i. Elizabeth Mary Provost, b. February 5, 1794; d. June
28, 1S64; no issue.
258 (9) ii. James P. Provost, b. November, 1801; mar. Mary Kelly;
d. July 23, 1869.
ISSUE.
259 (10) I. Mary E. Provost, b. Feb. 22, 1829; d. Feb. 14, 1835.
260 (lo) 2. Catharine A. Provost, b. Nov. 22, 1830; mar. A. N. Gillet; 2d,
Feb. 16, 1S69, Jas. P. Shoecraft.
ISSUE.
261 (11) Henry P. Gillet, b. Sept. 7, 1853.
262 (10) 3. William K. Provost, b. Sept. n, 1832; mar. Mary E. Carr; 2d,
Jan., 1876, Charlotte A. Bunyea.
ISSUE.
263 (11) I. Kate E., b. June 11, 1S58; mar. Charles C. Bosche; d.
Mar. 22, l88g.
ISSUE.
264 (12) I. FredE., b. Sept. 9, 1882.
265 (12) 2. Edith, b. Oct 21, 1886.
266 (12) 3. Mortimer E., b. March 4, 1S89; d. y.
267 (11) 2. Ida L. Provost, b. Feb. 20, i860; mar. Nov. 2, 1882,
Fred. C. Manning.
ISSUE.
268 (12) I. Daniel P., b. Nov. 20, 1883.
269 (12) 2. Esther E., b. Dec. 15, 1889.
270 (11) 3. Mortimer C, b. Mar. 5. 1862.
271 (11) 4. Charles S.,b. Mar. 13, 1865; mar. Nov. 13, 1886, Minnie
' Harson.
ISSUE.
272 (12) Chester W., b. Aug. 25, 1887.
273 (11) 5. Albert \V.,b. Mar., 1865; d. y.
274 (10) 4. James P. Provost, b. Nov. 16, 1834; d. May I, 1891.
275 (10) 5- Jol"> S. Provost, b. . — , ; mar. Sept. 1, 1862, Eliza-
beth Smith; d. July 3, 1892.
1. William C.,b. July 24, 1864; mar. July 27, 1886, Nettie
Fix.
ISSUE.
1. Bessie, b. Feb. — , 1888.
2. Harry, b. March 12, i8go.
2. Alice S., b. July 15, 1867; d. y.
3. Celia E., b. July iS, 1869; mar. Nov. 17, 1892, William
Connor.
4. Charles E., b. Mar. 30, 1874.
6. Mary C. Provost, b. Aug. 23, 1839; mar. April 22, 1856, A.
L. Washburn; 2d, Dec. 28, 1882, Sloan Cooley.
277
(12)
278
(12)
279
(II)
280
(II)
281
(11)
282
(10)
283 (ii) I- Isabella L., b. May 14, 1858; mar April 23, 1879, A. J.
Coster.
284 (11) 2. Mary, b. Dec. 25, i860; mar. Sept. 13, 1887, Roger
Russell.
285 do) 7. Robert C. Provost, b. Sept. 23. 1841; mar. Feb. 13, 1882, Fanny
G. Ashton; d. Oct. 8, 1880.
286 (n) I. James Provost, b. May 22, 1863; mar. July 4, 1886,
Alice O'Brien.
ISSUE.
287 (12) I. Nettie A., b. Mar. 14, 1887.
288 (10) 8. Charles M. Provost, b. Sept 3, 1844; d. Sept 20, 1873.
289 (10) 9. Edward W., b. July 20, 1847; <i- April 30. 1891.
290 (9) iii. William Provost, b. March 17, 1803; mar. January 2,
1826, Mary Strang; d. February 26, 1875; no issue.
291 (9) iv. Robert C. Provost, b. January 10, 1805; mar. Harriet
; d. August 20, 1840.
ISSUE.
292 (lo) I. Mary Ann, b. . — . ; mar. George A. Crocker.
ISSUE.
293 (11) a. Minnie.
294 (11) b. George.
295 (11) c. William.
296 (11) d. Bertha.
297 (11) e. Edward.
298 (9) V. David Provost, b. June 15, 1807; mar. June 24, 1827,
Sarah M. Cropsey; d. October 14, 1884.
ISSUE.
299 (ro) I. William T., b. April 24, 1829; single.
300 (10) 2. Mary E., b. Feb. 11, 1831; mar. Andrew C. Morey; d. 1861.
ISSUE.
301 (11) a. Hattie Morey, b. Sept. 18, 1866.
302 (11) b. Emma Morey, b. Feb. 18, 1872.
303 (10) 3. William H., b. Dec. 24, 1832; mar. June 23, 1S86, Frances A.
Miller; no issue.
304 (10) 4. George H., b. Nov. 23, 1834; single.
305 (10) 5. David, b. . — ; mar. 2d, Aug. 20, 1840, Ann Robbins.
37
306
307
(")
(10)
3o8
(II)
309
(II)
310
(11)
311
(II)
312
(10)
313
(10)
314
(9)
vi.
ISSUE,
a. David Provost, Jr., b. Mar. 28, 1844; single.
6. James E., b. July 4, 1845; mar. Sept. g, 1868, Juliet M. Allen.
ISSUE,
a. Carrie Allen, b. Oct. 22, 1869.
b Nettie l.ang, b. May 27, 1872; d. y.
c. Juliet Edna, b. Aug. 24, 1874.
d. George Edwin, b. May 23, 1878.
7. Frank, b. Oct. 16, 1848; d. y.
8. Caroline, b. Sept. 24, 1854; mar. April 26, 1877; d. April 2,
1885; left one son.
John S. Provost, b. May 14, 1809; mar. Feb. 28, 1849,
Mary P. Marsh.
ISSUE.
315 (lo) I. Joseph S., b. May 31, 1850; mar. Jan. 16, 1877, Hope Davis.
ISSUE.
a. Mabel J., b. Nov. 14, 1877.
b. William B., b. Aug. 12, 1879.
c. Sarah D., b. Dec. 20, 1880.
2. Celia S., b. June 15, 1S53; mar. Feb. 10, 1874, David Rosen-
feld.
ISSUE.
a. Dora P., b. Sept. 27, i88i.
3. Sarah E., b. Nov. 25, 1855; mar. Feb. 10, 1880, John W.
Ingham.
ISSUE.
a. Grace C, b. Aug. 27, 1881.
b. Florence P., b. Oct. 16, 1884.
c. John W., b. Oct. 19, 1891.
4. John W., b. Aug. 26, 1858; mar. May 28, 1884, Agnes J.
Hutchinson.
ISSUE.
326 (11) a. Mildred A., b. Nov. 20, 1890.
327 (9) vii. Samuel Armour Provost, b. November 20, 1811; mar.
Harriet S. Ash; d. April 30, 1887.
In an obituary notice, the Buffalo Express, of May i, 1887,
says : " He was one of the most estimable characters that
the editor ever knew — amiable, sincere, upright in all his deal-
ings, a devout Christian, etc."
ISSUE.
328 (10) I. Thomas A. Provost, b. Jan 31, 1834; d. y.
316
(II)
317
(II)
318
(II)
319
(10)
320
(II)
321
(10)
322
(II)
323
(II)
324
(II)
325
(10)
336
337
(II)
(II)
33°
339
340
(.11^
(II)
(10)
341
(10)
342
(10)
329 (10) 2 Mary E. Provost, b. Nov. 15, 1835; mar. Oct. 2, 1855, Henry
H. Sage.
ISSUE.
330 (11) a. Harriet Ash; d. y.
331 (11) b. Lillie, b.
332 (11) c. Jane R., b.
333 (11) d. Elizabeth, b.
334 (11) e. John Dows, b.
335 (10) 3- ?amuel Armour Provost, Jr., b. May 19, 1838; mar. Feb. 4,
1863, Jane E. Ernst.
ISSUE.
a. Jane E. Provost, b. Mar. 17, 1864.
b. Harriet E. Provost, b. June 26, 1867.
c. Samuel Provost, b. Mar. 25, 1869.
d. Thomas Folger Provost, b. May 30, 1877.
4. Rebecca McCarthy Provost, b. Mar. 8, 1840; mar. Dec. 8, 1864,
Edward Dows; no issue.
5. Harriet Ash Provost, b. Nov. 8, 1841; mar. Nov. 23, 1875,
Denison Cheesbro; no issue.
6. Benjamin Ash Provost, b. July 4, 1844; mar. June 2, 1869,
Elizabeth Carpenter.
343 (11) a. Elizabeth C. Provost, b. Mar. 16, 1S70.
344 (10) 7. Willet Coles Provost, b. Feb. 17, 1853; d. y.
(By marriage with Matilda Moffat, May 21, 1854.)
345 (10) 8. John Moffat Provost, b. Mar. 25, 1856; mar. June 8, 1892,
Lillie Croes, daughter of Charles A. Willets, of Baltimore.
Is a prominent lawyer in Buffalo, N, Y., graduate of State
normal college, member of the Holland Society, etc.
Mrs. Provost is great-great-granddaughter of late Bishop
Croes, of New Jersey.
ISSUE.
346 (11) I. Charlotte Matilda, b. April 30, 1893.
346a (11) 2. John Croes, b. Aug. 2, 1894.
347 (9) viii. George Provost, b. April 10, 1814; mar. Mary Havi-
land; d. June 2, 1854.
ISSUE.
348 (10) I. Emma C, b. Feb. 16, 1837; d. Feb. 16, 1847.
349 (10) 2. Mariana, b. Oct. 15, 1838; mar. Jacob Wells Oct. 4, 1859;
lives at Plainfield, N. J.
39
350 (lo) 3. John H., b. Sept. 15, 1840; d. Dec. 13, 1877.
351 (10) 4. George, b. Aug. 18, 1844! d. July 27, 1869.
352 (lo) 5. Louise F., b. Nov. 17, 1847; d, April 10, 1863.
None of the four last had issue.
,353 is) William Provost (58), b. September 27, 1679; mar. Novem-
20, 1700, Aefje Van Exveen (bap. December 19, 1683), the
daughter of Gerrit Corneliszen Van Exveen, a man of some
weahh; lived in Wall Street. Facsimile signature, 1707, is in
Valentine's Manual of 1858.
William Provost was a man of learning and distinction.
As a merchant, he became wealthy, and in politics successful.
In 1708 to 1711 was Assistant Alderman; 1723, at the request
of Gov. Burnett, was appointed a member of the Council, and
served until 1735.
In 1733, Gov. Crosby asks for his appointment as a mem-
ber of the New Jersey Council: ("He would like to keep him
in the Council of New York, but his estate is in New Jersey,
and he would be of great aid to the Council there.") [Vols.
V. and VI., Col. Hist.] In 1734 was appointed to the New
Jersey Council. He purchased, in February, 1721, house and
land next to the present old Dutch Reformed Church at
Hackensack, and removed to that place about that time. He
w-as collector of Bergen County from 1723 to 1725; in the
New Jersey Assembly 172 1, and in the Council from 1734
to 1741.
In 1725 was known as Col. Provost; 1739, had charge of
military affairs in Bergen County, and the same year was
appointed Judge of the Pleas for Bergen County; 1740, a
commissioner to settle the line between Massachusetts and
Rhode Island.
His will was proven August 26, 1746. [Lib. 15, p. 619,
New York County.]
The New Jersey Council was composed of James Alexan-
der (father of the Earl of Stirling), who married the wealthy
widow of Samuel Provost (381); Cornelius Van Home, son
of Elsje Provost (29); William Provost, John Schuyler and
Robert Hunter Morris. They were not only fearless but
intellectual giants.
354 (6) i. Wyntie Provost, b. October 27, 1701; d. y.
355 (6) ii. David W. Provost, b. November 8, 1702; mar. February
8, 1729, his cousin, Anneke Vandewater (57); and 2d,
October 14, 1741, Gertrude, the sister of Johanna Ryn-
ders, wife of David Provost (i 1 1). She was the widow of
Nicholas Governeur and granddaughter of Jacob Leisler.
He was Justice of the Peace for Bergen Co., N. J., for
some years, and in charge of the military affairs of that
county during the Spanish War. He died in Bergen Co.
about 1765.
ISSUE.
1. Wilhelmus Provost, bap. Mar. 4, 1730; d. y.
2. William Provost, bap. Nov. 10, 1731, mar. May 31, 1758, Eliza-
beth Van Wyck, daughter of Catharine Provost (89).
3. David Provost, bap. Nov. 18, 1733; d. y.
4. Catharine Provost, bap. July 20, 1735; mar. July, 1761, Law-
rence Horsman.
5. Effie Provost, bap. ; mar. Abram Lefferts before 1770.
6. Samuel Provost, b. July g, 1738; mar. Henne Earll.
a. David Provost, bap. Dec. 7, 1760.
b. William Provost, bap. Sept. 31, 1761; d. y.
c. William Provost, bap. Oct. 19, 1776; was Assistant
Alderman in New York, 1808-1809 (Val. Man., 1863).
7. David R. Provost, b. July, 1745.
Catharine Provost, b. October 8, 1704; mar. Gerardus
Beekman. (His father was Dr. Gerardus Beekman, b.
1653; d. 1723. Capt. Militia, Flatbush, 1681; Major,
1689; Lieut.-Col., 1698; Col., 1700; member of Leisler's
Council, 1690-1691; member of Council, 1705-1723;
Prest. and Dep. Gov., 1709-1710.) His first wife was
Anna Maria (32), daughter of Elsje Provost. Catharine
Provost Beekman died April 20, 1763.
1. William, bap. April 3, 1728.
2. David, bap. Jan. 17, 1732.
3. Magdalena, bap. Mar. 19, 1735.
4. Efje, bap. Feb. 16, 1736; mar. April 6, 1764, Philip Verplank.
5. Johannes, b. Mar. 21, 1739.
6. Jacobus, b. Jan. 21, 1741.
41
357
(7)
358
(7)
359
(7)
360
(7)
361
(7)
362
(8)
363
(8)
364
(8)
365
(7)
366
(6)
367
368
369
370
371
372
373 (6) iv. Maria Provost, bap. July 21, 1706; mar. May 22, 1726,
Rev. Reinhart Erickzen.
ISSUE.
1. Aasje, b April 18, 1727.
2. Anna, b. July 13, T72g.
3. William, b. , 1737.
4. David, b. , 1740.
Cornelia Provost, bap. October 20, 171 1 ; d. before
1745-
Wyntie Provost, bap. May 13, 1722; d. y.
Anneke Provost, bap. March 11, 1724; mar. April 29,
1 761, Dirck Lefferts.
374
(7)
375
(7)
376
(7)
377
(7)
378
(6) V.
379
(6) vi
380
(6) vi
381 (5) Samuel Provost (85), b. January 8, 1687; mar. October 15,
171 1, Maria, daughter of John Spratt. His brother David
(87) married her mother.
He became a wealthy merchant, and upon his death, in
1720 [See Will, Lib. 9, p. 139], his widow continued his busi-
ness. She was a woman of rare abilities, and by her skill
and close attention to business, became the most wealthy
woman of the colony. January i, 1721, she married James
Alexander, the statesman, scholar, and lawyer, who for so
many years was in the Councils of New York and New Jer-
sey, and in the Assembly of New York.
Their son William, known as the Earl of Stirling, was the
celebrated Major-General of the American Army of the Rev-
olution; he married Sarah, daughter of Philip Livingston,
sister of the then Governor of New Jersey.
Their daughter Catharine, married Major Walter Ruther-
ford of the English Army, and their daughter Mary married
Peter Van Brugh Livingston. Duer, in his life of the Earl of
Stirling, speaks in the highest praise of Maria Provost Alex-
ander; of her mental vigor, intelligence, and skill in business,
and of her great liberality to those in need. How he came
to call her the wife of "Ready Money Provoost," a mistake
which Lossing copied, we cannot imagine.
Portraits of James Alexander and Mrs. Provost, taken
shortly after their marriage, and also of the Earl of Stirling,
will be found in Gen. Wilson's Hist, of New York, pp. 361,
356, 510, Vol. II. She died April, 1760.
382 (6) i. Maria Provost, bap. August 17, 1712; d. y.
383 (6) ii. John Provost (385), bap. January 10, 1714.
384 (6) iii. David Provost, bap. June 19, 1715; died December,
1 741, in Carthagenia; no issue.
385 (6) John Provost (383), bap. January 10, 17 14; mar., in 1734,
Eve, daughter of Harmanus Rutgers; died September 24,
1767 [Will, Lib. 26, p. 80]; was a successful merchant, and
Asst. Alderman, 1748 to 1754.
The New York J/^rf«;7 of September 28, 1767, announces
the death of John Provost and his half-sister, Mary Living-
ston, at about the same hour, and adds: "Both deaths are
universally lamented. Their remains were decently interred
in the family vault. Trinity Church."
He was a rare penman, as will be seen by an examination
of the manuscript referred to in note A, which is as distinct
and legible as when written in 1742. To this copy of the
paper, made by his uncle in 1724, we are indebted for certain
and accurate data in the history of our family prior to 1638,
which else would, probably, have been lost.
ISSUE.
386 (7) i. Samuel Provost (392), b. February 26, 1742.
387 (7) ii. John Provost, b. January 24, 1753.
388 (7) iii. Catharine Provost, b. May 8, 1755.
389 (7) iv. David Provost, b. about 1757; died (single.) 1794; was
a merchant; appointed December 7, 1777, by Gen. Wash-
ington, Paymaster in the Army of the Revolution, and
served as such, and as Quartermaster, to the end of the
war [Vol. II., p. 559, Revo. Papers]. He was captured and
held prisoner of war on board the British war-ship Asia.
The petition of his mother. Eve Provost, to the American
authorities to force his release is indorsed, " We cannot
capture the Asia just yet." [New York Rev. Papers.]
390 (7) V. James Alexander Provost, b. about 1759; mar. Mary
Rosevelt; died September 19, 1795.
ISSUE.
391 (8) I. Mary, b. ; mar. , Alexander Robertson.
392 (;) Samuel Provost (386), b. February 26, 1742; mar. June 6,
1766, Maria, daughter of Thomas Bousfield, Esq., of Lak-
lands, Cork, Ireland; graduated at the head of the first seven
in Kings (now Columbia) College, then occupying a frame
building in Trinity Churchyard. In 1761 he went to England;
entered St. Peter's College, Cambridge, where he graduated;
in 1766 was admitted to orders in the Church of England.
Returned to New York the same year, and assumed the duties
of assistant rector of Trinity. This trust he resigned in 1775,
because his views of the contest then impending between the
colonies and the Mother Country were at variance with those of
a majority of his congregation. He retired to a small farm near
Claverack, then in Dutchess (now Columbia County), New
York, which he purchased and named " East Camp."
He declined to be a delegate to the Provisional Congress
of 1777, and also to be its chaplain — both because clergymen
should not meddle in political matters. He also declined the
proffered rectorship of several large and important parishes;
among others, St. Michael's, at Charleston, S. C, and King's
Chapel, Boston, Mass., giving as his reason that he was
unwilling to 'avail himself of advantages over others of the
clergy, arising from his stand for the freedom of his country.
His letter declining the call to St. Michael's gives his reasons
for declining to be chaplain of the Congress, and why he
must decline their pressing call, is in the hands of John Moffat
Provoost (345).
He did not lack courage, however; for he joined his
neighbors in an armed pursuit of the English soldiers, who,
October, 1777, burned Esopus.
Early in 1784, was unanimously elected rector of Trinity,
and at once accepted. Three weeks later the degree of D.D.
was conferred upon him by the University of Pennsylvania.
February 4, 1787, was consecrated to the Episcopacy, at
Lambeth Palace, England, and was thus created the first
P. E. Bishop of New York. In 1784 was appointed Regent of
the University of New York; and in 1787, was appointed
trustee of Columbia College.
In November, 1785, was elected chaplain of Congress, and
served several years. After the ceremonies of Washington's
inaugural at the old City Hall, in 1789, the President and
civic authorities repaired to St. Paul's Church, where the
religious services, deemed a fitting conclusion of the inaugural,
were conducted by Bishop Provost.
(mmue/^ f/rm^rrv^h
While Congress met in New York, the President, his
family, and the officers of the Government, were communi-
cants or attendants at St. Paul's until Trinity was rebuilt, and
then of Trinity, wherein a canopied pew was set apart for the
President.
Concerning the men of these times. Gen. Wilson says:
" But chief among them, as a social figure, by reason of his
office, as well as his social qualities and his undoubted pa-
triotic sympathies, was the easy, good-tempered, gentlemanly,
and scholarly Dr. Provoost, Bishop of New York. He had
been devoted to the American cause; was a native of the city,
of Dutch and Huguenot descent. In addition to his Hebrew,
classic, and ecclesiastical lore, was familiar with French, Ger-
man, and Italian. He was able to flavor his conversation at
social gatherings with the elegancies of modern literature,
as well as to edify men with the weightier matters of law."
He resided in an elegant home at No. 2 Nassau Street. In
person he had a round, full face, was above the medium in
stature, of portly figure, and very dignified in demeanor. An
excellent likeness of the Bishop is seen in the memorial window
at Trinity Church.
Upon the grand memorial doors, in bronze, given by the
Astor family to Trinity, will be seen a representation of
Bishop Provost in his robes of office welcoming President
Washington at the door of St. Paul's, commemorative of the
religious ceremonies of the inaugural.
He was public-spirited, hospitable, and so liberal to the
poor as to infringe too deeply upon his moderate salary of
^750 a year, with house-rent free. Among the court ladies
of the time. Gen. Wilson names Mrs. Provost and Lady
Stirling, and others of the Provost family, then of New York.
For items of interest concerning the Bishop we refer to
Vol. XVIII., New York Gen. and Bio. Record; Rev. Mason
Gallagher's Chapter of Unwritten History, 1888; Dr. J. W.
Francis' "Old New York," p. 52; and Dr. Schroeder's Memoir
of Bishop Hobart. The latter, among other things, says:
" The motto of his ancient family escutcheon, 'Pro-libertate,'
declared at once the sentiments of his Huguenot forefathers,
and the feelings which they had transmitted to him through
eight generations, from the middle of the 15th century to
1742."
Mrs. Provost died August, 1799. The Bishop resigned his
rectorship September 8, iSoo, and his bishopric in Septem-
ber, 1801. He died suddenly, September 6, 1815. [See Will,
Lib. 52, p. 462.]
ISSUE.
393 (8) i. Susan E. Provost, b. ; mar. George Rapalye,
July 19, 1798; he was a graduate of Columbia College; b.
August 9, 1 771; a wealthy lawyer, noted for eccentricity
of character; author of a book of travels, etc.
394 (8) ii. Maria Provost, b ; mar. April 8, 1793, Cad-
wallader D. Colden, one of the most prominent men of
New York, District Attorney, Member of Assembly,
Senator of State, member of Congress, and Mayor of the
city; he was a lawyer of great ability. (His father was
Lieut. -Governor of N. Y. for many years, and ably filled
many other civil offices between i73oand 1774.) He was,
for many years. Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge,
F. A. M., of the State of New York, and one of the
grand officers who organized the Scottish Rite in this
country, in 1807.
His social worth and public usefulness are fittingly
described on a mural tablet in Grace Church. Mrs. Col-
den died May 10, 1837.
ISSUE.
395 (9) I. David Cadwallader Colden, b. Jan. 9, 1796; mar. Dec. i, tSig,
Frances, daughter of Charles Wilkes, of New York.
Mrs. Colden presented the John Provost MSS. of 1742
[Note A] to Miss Jay, June 7, 1869.
396 (8) iii. Benjamin Bousfield Provost, b. December 22, 1776;
mar. January 19, 1803, Nellie French, of New Jersey;
settled at Cherry Valley, N. Y.; died Sept. 16, 1S41.
ISSUE.
397 (9) I. Maria Colden, b. ; mar. Oct. 30, 1833, Michael B.
Field; d. Nov. 17, 1S43.
1. Esther E., b. Dec. 29, 1834.
2. Fannie Colden, b. Mar. 19, 1836.
3. Benjamin B., b. Feb. 10, 1838.
2. Dorothy P., b. Sept. 11, 1805; d. (single) Feb. 23, 1883.
3. John Samuel, b. Dec. 31, 1807; living in 1893; unmarried
4. Eliza Rapalye, b. Jan. 11, 1811; mar. 1844, Benjamin Barret;
d. June 4, 1S50.
Issue; one daughter.
5. Benjamin Bousfield, b. Feb. 18, 1813; mar. Feb. 7, 1848, Grace
Ann Merwin; d. Oct. 21, 1881. Mrs. Provost and her
family now reside at Dubuque, Iowa.
46
398
(10)
399
(10)
400
(10)
401
(9)
402
(9)
403
(9^
404
(lO)
405
(9)
406 (lo) .. I. Mary Pond, b; Noy. 28, 1848; mar. Edwin W. Albee.
.ISSUE.
407 (11) a. Frank Si, b. Feb. 28, 1873.
408 (11) b. Grace.b. July 27, 1876.
4og (10) 2. Sarah Merwin, b. April i, 1851.
410 fio) 3. Nellie Gracp;b. Jan. 8, 1854.
4'! (10) 4. George Bousfield;'b. Nov. 2, 1856.
412 (g) ^.Elinor French, b. June 13, 1815; single and still living, 1893.
413 (9) 7- Catharine, b. Not&,17, i8i8; mar. 1845, Daniel S. Steele.
ISSUE.
414 (10) I.
415 (9) 8. Delia Ann, b. Jan. 2, 1821; d. (single) Dec. 25, 1886.
416 (8) iv. John Provost, b. ; d. suddenly, July 9,
1800, without issue.
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CHAPTER III.
417 (4) Jonathan Provost (22), born New Amsterdam; bap. March
26, 165 1 ; mar. December 26, 1679, Catharine (bap. June 29,
1659), daughter Pieter Corneliszen Vanderveen and Elsje
Tymens; the latter, April 11, 1663, married Captain Jacob
Leisler. Elsje Tymens's mother was Marritje Jans, the only
sister of the celebrated Anneke Jans.
In February, 1701, Jonathan Provost purchased a lot on
north side of Wall Street of Mary Milbourne, the daughter
of Leisler (Lib. 26, pp. 102-106). By his will, proven Decem-
ber 30, 1702, he devises considerable property to his wife's
son by a former marriage and names his widow and children.
ISSUE.
418 (5) i. LiSBETH Provost, bap. September 29, 1680; d. y.
419 (s) ii. David Provost, bap. June 20, 1682; d. y.
420 (5) iii. Margaret Provost, bap. August i, 1683; mar. January
23, 1794, Johannes Kerfbyl, merchant.
ISSUE.
1. Catharina, bap. Mar. 4, 1705.
2. Ann Valentina, bap. Sept. 29, 1706.
3. Margreta, bap. June ii, 1710; d. y.
4. Johannes, bap. Oct. 15, 1712; d. y.
5. Susana, bap. Feb. 9, 1715; d. y.
6. Susana, bap. June 17, 1716; mar. Andries Brestede, Jr.
7. Joannes, bap. Dec. 28, 1718.
8. Johannes, bap. June 23, 1721.
g. Maria, bap. Sept. 8, 1723; mar. 1758, Stephen Crossfield.
10. Margreta, bap. Sept. 27, 1726.
Catharina Provost, bap. January 12, 1687; mar. Janu-
ary 10, 1706, Mathew Benson, of New York, b. 1697; son
of Samson Benson and Tryntie Van Deusen.
ISSUE.
431a (6) I. Tryntje, bap. Feb 23, 1707.
431b (6) 2. Jonathan, bap. Jan. g, 1709; d. y.
431C (6) 3. Jonathan, bap. Nov. iS, 1711.
43id (6) 4. Samson, bap. Nov. 29, 1713; mar. Jannetie Arment.
432 (6) 5. Catharine Benson, bap. May 21, 1716; mar. Thomas Moore.
433 (6) 6. Catlyntje Benson: bap. Jan. 4, 1719.
421
(6)
422
(6)
423
(6)
424
(6)
425
(6)
426
(6)
427
(6)
428
(6)
42g
(6)
430
(6)
431
(5) iv.
436
(6)
437
(6)
438
(6)
439
(6)
440
(6)
441
(6)
442
(6)
443
(6)
444
(6)
445
(5)
434 (s) V. David Provost {452), bap. Sept. 24, 1689.
435 (5) vi. Maria Provost, bap. April 17, 1692; mar. Frederick
Sebring, merchant of New York, son of Cornelius and
Aeltie (daughter of Frederick and Tryntie Lubbertszen)
Sebring, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
ISSUE.
1. Catharina, bap. Oct. 4, 1713.
2. Aeltje, bap. Oct. 5, 171 5.
3. Maria, bap. Dec. 29, 1717.
4. Cornelia, bap. April 17, 1720.
5. Cornelius, bap. Mar. 25, 1722; mar. Aaltje
6. Margreta, bap. Oct. 25, 1724.
7. Elizabeth, bap. Mar. 29, 1729; d. y.
8. Frederick, bap. Feb. 14, 1731.
9. Elizabeth, bap. Mar. 18, 1733.
Lysbeth Provost, bap. December 23, 1694; mar. Janu-
ary 15, 1 7 19, Johannes Beekman (bap. July 21, 1695), son
of Johannes and Aeltje Beekman.
ISSUE.
1. Catharine, bap. Oct. 18, 1719; d. y.
2. Johannes, bap. Nov. 16, 1720.
3. Catharina, bap. Sept. 29, 1723; mar. Jacob Arden.
4. Aeltje, bap. Sept. 29, 1723.
5. Wilhelmus, bap. Dec. 18, 1726; mar. Maria Elsworth.
Angenietje Provost, bap. February 10, 1697; d. y.
452 (5) David Provost (434), bap. September 24, 1689; mar. in 1712,
Christina (born in 1 693), youngest daughter of Capt. Peter Praa.
The father of Peter Praa (also Peter Praa), a Huguenot
from Dieppe, France, resided in Holland some time, and in
1659 came in ship "Moesman"to this country with his family,
consisting of a wife and several children. He settled in Bush-
wick, Kings County, and there died in 1668. Peter Praa, Jr.,
was born at Leyden, Holland, in 1659; he married, March 15,
1684, Maria (bap. June 4, 1651), widow of Joost Adrienszen
Molenear, daughter of Jacob Hay and Christina Cappoens.
The latter was a remarkably shrewd business woman. At
the time of her death, in 1693, she resided near the present
Merchants' Exchange, New York City, on Stone Street, and
was very wealthy for that period. Her property, most of it
in New York and Kings County, she gave to the four daugh-
ters of Peter and Maria Praa, viz.: —
452a I. Catharine Praa, bap. September 4, 1685; prob. d. y.
446
{(>)
447
(6)
448
(6)
449
(6)
450
(6)
451
(5) V"'
2. Maria, bap. September 30, 1688; mar. August 17, 1705,
Wynant Van Zant, one of the most prosperous merchants
of the colony.
3. Elizabeth Pr.\a, bap. May 13, 1691; mar. Jean Miserol,
an emigre from Picardy, by the way of Holland, between
1657 and 1663. From this union comes the well-known
Meserole family of New York and Kings County.
4. Annettie Praa, bap. November 14, 1694; mar. Jacob
Bennett.
5. Christina Praa, b. 1693; bap. May i, 1698;
mar. David Provost (452).
Peter Praa and his family resided upon the bowerie of
Christina Cappoens, which, by her will, she devised to his four
daughters. The house was of the usual type of the best class
of Dutch houses of that period. It was totally destroyed
by fire in 1834. Its site is now marked by a dwelling built by
David Provost (1008) in 1836, situated on the north side of
Freeman Street, east of Oakland, Brooklyn.
Peter Praa, prior to his death, in 1740, was the owner of
nearly all of the present 17th Ward of Brooklyn, most by
purchase from heirs of Dirick Volkertszen and others. His
above-named daughters were devised the balance by the will
of their grandmother, Christiana Cappoens.
He also owned a large tract in Queens County, the site of
Long Island City, then known as Dominie's Hook, from its
first owner, Dominie Bogardus, whose wife, the celebrated
Anneke Jans, purchased it in 1697. He also had large tracts
in New Jersey and considerable in the city of New York.
We have no record of the death of David Provost (452).
His wife, Christina, was, in 1760, a widow, and April 20,
1769, married Rev. John Arondius. She died in December,
1795, after an illness of only two days, aged 102 years.
From a deed executed by her in 1793, when she was over 100
years old, it appears that but two of her children were then living.
David Provost and Christina, his wife, resided on the
Cappoens bowerie, in the Praa homestead, until his death, and
she continued there until her marriage with Dominie Arondius.
In 1793 she deeded that house and one-half of her portion
of the farm to Jonathan Provost (581), her son.
Praa, in his will, entails a burial-plot (now near India and
Oakland Streets), in which he and his descendants were buried
until the growth of Brooklyn prevented its further use for
such purposes.
456 (6) i. Jonathan Provost, bap. March 27, 17 15; d. y.
457 (6) ii. Peter Praa Provost, bap. December 23, 1716; mar.
December 19, 1739, Gertruy Sipkins; 2d, Leah. Hediedat
Bushwick in 1784. [See Will, Lib. 37, p. 410.]
ISSUE.
1. David, bap. Jan. 18, 1741; d. 1798.
2. Burger, bap. Aug. 22, 1742; mar. April i, 1764, Eliza-
beth Bates, and died before 1776, leaving —
1. Gittie.
2. Elizabeth.
3. Maria, bap. June 10, 1744; mar. James Rodman.
4. Teter Praa, bap. April 27, 1746
5. Christina, bap. April 10, 174S; mar. Sept. 16. 1761,
Stephen Tippet.
6. Jonathan, bap. March 18, 1750; d. y.
7. Johannes, bap. Oct. II, 1752; d. y.
8. Gertruy, bap. Mar. 15, 1754; d. y.
David Provost (473), bap. Sept. 7, 1718.
Catharine Provost (535), bap. August 18, 1720
Jonathan Provost (581), bap. February 18, 1722.
Maria Provost, bap. April 26, 1724.
472 (6) vii. Johannes Provost, bap. November 14, 1725.
473 (6) David Provost {468), b. September 7, 1718; mar. September
23, 1747, Catharine Van Gelder. Was Captain of militia in
1765, and on guard at the City Hall as Colonel, under Lord
Stirling; and was in the War of the Revolution, enlisting from
Morris County, New Jersey.
ISSUE.
474 (7) i. Elizabeth, b. August 31, 1748; d. y.
475 (7) ii- David (513), b. April 10, 1750.
476 (7) iii. Catharine, b. April 28, 1753.
477 {7) iv. Paulus, b. April 4, 1755; d. y.
478 (7) V. Christina, b. September 26, 1756.
479 (7) vi. Elizabeth, b. September 25, 1758.
480 (7) vii. Peter Praa, b. September 15, 1760.
481 (7) viii. Paulus J., b. July 29, 1763.
482 (7) ix. John D., b. January 30, 1766. mar. Catharine Calyer, of
Greenpoint.
ISSUE.
Catharine, Margaret, Eliza and Sophia.
483 (7) X. Jonathan (485), b. January i, 1768.
484 {7) xi. Luke, b. January 26, 1770.
458
(7)
459
(7)
460
(8)
461
(8)
462
(7)
463
(7)
464
(7)
465
(7)
466
(7)
467
(7)
468
(6) iii.
469
(6) iv.
470
(6) V.
471
(6) vi.
485 (?) Jonathan Provost (483), b. January i, 1768; mar. Mary
Vreeland; d. July 21, 1854.
ISSUE.
486 (8) i. Eliza Provost, b. 1795; mar. July 23, 1818, Henry
Newkirk.
ISSUE.
486a (9) I. James M. Newkirk, b. June 27, 1S19.
487 (8) ii. Jonathan Provost (493,) b. December 2, 1798.
488 (8) iii. Mary Provost, b. ; mar. Cook; left issue.
489 (8) iv. Jacob Provost, b. ; mar. ; d. 1882.
490 (8) V. James Provost, b. Bergen, N. J.; d. January 21, 1742;
mar. Sophia, daughter of Garret J. Newkirk; left no issue.
491 (8) vi. John Provost, b. September 3, 1806; mar. October 24^
185s, Lucy Decamp; d. April 27, 1864; left no issue.
492 (8) vii. Catharine Provost, b. ; mar. John Schuyler;
no issue.
493 (8) Jonathan Provost (487), b. December 2, 1798; mar. Sep-
tember 8, 1822, Paulina Moore; d. November 3, 1875.
ISSUE.
494 (9) i. George Provost, b. July 9, 1823; d. October 26, 1829.
495 (9) "• Parnella Provost, b. September 19, 1824; mar. De-
cember 10, 1845, Jothan M. Williams, d. March i, 1861.
ISSUE.
496 (10) I. Pauline, b. .Mar. 27. 1857. mar. June 23, iBSo, Alfred
Whitehead; no issue.
497 (10) 2. Jonathan P., b. , 1S61; d. 1S83.
498 (9) iii. Mary Ann Provost, b. August 14, 1826; mar. October
9, 1 85 1, George Bush; d. , 1882.
ISSUE.
499 (10) I. George P. Bush, b. .
500 (10) 2. Mary C. Bush, b. .
501 (10) 3. Charles M. Bush, b. .
502 (9) iv. Ellen Provost, b. September 26, 1828; mar. September
3, 1 86 1, John W. Taylor.
503 (9) v. James Provost, b. July 8, 1833; d. July 2, 1S48.
504 (9) vi. Phebe Burnett Provost, b. April 28, 1835; d. January
17, 1858.
505 (9) vii. Martha Gould Provost, b. June 5, 1843; c'- Septem-
ber 24, i860.
55
506 (9) viii. Caroline Provost, b. September 6, 1839; d. July 4,
1851.
507 (9) ix. Thomas Clinton Provost, b. March 5, 1849; mar. No-
vember 17, 1874, Fannie C. Backus. Now a prominent
lawyer of Newark, N. J.
ISSUE.
508 (10) I. Jonathan S., b. Aug. 28, 1875.
509 (10) 2. Thomas C, b. June 2, 1879.
510 (10) 3. Edward B., b. May 22, 1881.
511 (10) 4. Helen T., b. Aug. 31, 1884.
512 (10) 5. Alfred W.,b. Nov. II, 1886.
513 (7) David Provost (475), b. April 10, 1750; mar. January 18,
1775, Barbara Speaker; d. July 9, 1841.
ISSUE.
514 (8) i. William Provost, b. February 18, 1796; mar. 1831,
Maria Mandeville; d. December 16, 1874.
ISSUE.
515 (9) I- Martin, b. Mar. 29, 1832; mar. April 29, 1868, Julia
A. Woodruff; d. Jan. 22, l8go.
ISSUE.
516 (10) I. Anna M., b. Mar. 21, 1869.
517 (10) 2. William, b. Jan. 29, 1872; d. y.
518 (10) 3. William M., b. September 19, 1873.
519 (9) 2. Amanda, b. Feb. 14, 1834; mar. May 4, 1868, William
Pierson.
520 (9) 3. David W., b. April 10, 1838; d. Jan. 26, 1861; unmarried.
521 (8) ii. Catharine Provost, bap. September 18, 1798; mar.
Garret Hennion.
ISSUE.
Amanda and Stephen, both deceased.
522 (8) iii. David Provost, b. August 31, 1800; mar. Mary Mande-
ville, April 23, 1829; d. Mar. 8, 1867.
ISSUE.
523 (9) I. Elizabeth M. Provost, b. June 16. 1830; mar. Sept. 15,
1859, Wm. H. Riker.
524 (9) 2. Emma Provost, b. Mar. 5, 1840; mar. Oct. 29, 1863,
John H. Demorest.
525 (8) iv. Rachel Provost, b. April 27, 1802; mar. Thomas Van
Gierson.
56
525a (9)
I. Albert, b.
525b (9)
2. David, b.
525c (9)
3. George, b.
525d (9)
4. Merceilus, b.
5256 (9)
5. Thomas, b.
52Sf (9)
6. Ann, b.
525g (9)
7. Mary, b.
526 (8) V.
Eliza Provost, b.
d. December 19, i<
526a (9)
I. Ann, b.
526b (9)
2. Susan, b.
526c (9)
3. Mary, b.
526d (9)
4. Leah, b.
526e (g)
5. James, b.
527 (8) vi.
Jacob Provost, I
Ness, July 2, 1835;
528 (9)
I. Sarah, b. Nov.
529 (9)
2. Nelson, b. Dec
July I, 1804; mar. John Mandeville;
r. Samuel Roome.
b. January 9, 1807; mar. Sarah Van
ISSUE.
3. 1837; d. y.
. 16,1839. For the past twenty years hold-
ing important positions of trust in the house of A. T.
Stewart and its successors. Nov. 25, 1862, mar. Mary
E. Mandeville.
ISSUE.
530 (10) I- Effie M., b. Jan. 22, 1864; d. Jan. 24, 1865.
531 (10) 2. Newton, b. Sept. 3, 1867.
532 (10) 3. Mamie, b. Oct. 18, 1869.
533 (10) 4- Winfield, b. June 16, 1871.
534 (9) 3- Susan, b. June 25, 1842; mar. Nov. 23, 1864, Cornelius V.
H. Post.
S34a(8) vii. Jane Provost, b. October i, 1808; mar. April 22, 1830,
John Post.
ISSUE.
534b (g) I. Catharine, b. ; mar. William Westervelt.
534c (g) 2. Lavinia, b.
534d (9) 3- Cornelia, b.
5346 (9) 4. George, b.
The Mandevilles, with whom this family have intermarried,
is a very old family. Annetie Scholt, the first child of Mar-
garetta, daughter of David Provost (10), married their ancestor,
Henry Jilliszen de Mandeville, who then lived at East Norwich,
L. I., July 18, 1680.
57
535a
(7)
536
(7)
537
(7)
538
(7)
539
(7)
540
(7)
541
(7)
535 (6) Catharine Provost (469), bap. Aug. 18, 1720; mar. August
I, i737> Geret Brestede; 2d, September 20, 1753, Dr. Samuel
La Rue, of Philadelphia.
ISSUE.
1. Johannes Brestede, bap. July 19, 1738.
2. Christina Brestede, bap. Sept. 24, 1740; d. y.
3. Gerardus Brestede, bap. .Sept. i, 1742.
4. Rebecca Brestede, bap. Nov. 2, 1743.
5. Margaret La Rue (542), bap. 1754.
6. Catharine La Rue, mar. Halenbake.
7. Christina La Rue, mar. Barnes.
542 (7) Margaret La Rue (539), mar. John D. Tiers, of Philadel-
phia; d. March 28, 1840.
ISSUE.
543 (8) i. Arundius, b. November 12, 1771; d. February 23, 1794.
544 (8) ii. Mary M., b. July 9, 1774.
545 (8) iii. SAMtTEL, b. November 29, 1776.
546 (8) iv. John D., b August 23, 1779.
547 (8) v. Cornelius, b. November 30, 1781.
548 (8) vi. Margaret, b. January 3, 17S8; d. May 31, 1830.
549 (8) vii. Catharine (553), b. May 27, 1789; d. October 10, 1844.
550 (8) viii. Christina (563), b. November 10, 1790; d. July 14, 1870.
551 (8) ix. Elizabeth, b. June 17, 1793.
552 (8) X. Arondius, b. March 22, 1795,
553 (8) Catharine Tiers (549), b. May 27, 1789; mar. about 1801
William H. Morris; d. October 10, 1844.
ISSUE.
554
(9)
i. William H., b. 1 802.
555
(9)
ii. Ann Eliza, b. 1804; d. Dec. 20, 1866.
556
(9)
iii. Margaret C, b. 1806.
557
(9)
iv. John, b. 1808.
558
(9)
V. Randolph, b. 1810.
559
'9)
vi. Mary Hunt, b. 1812; mar. George F. Klingle,
Philadelphia; 2d, John B. Haas.
560 (10) I. Georgiana Klingle, b. November 4, 184 1 ; mar. Holmes.
ISSUE.
561 (11) a. Arthur Klingle, b. June 20, 1872; d. Jan 20,1881.
562 (11) b. La Rue Klingle, b. Dec. 20. 1882.
562a (10) 2. Catharine T. Haas, b.
562b (10) 3. John F. Haas, b. Now cashier of the Summit
Bank, of New Jersey.
58
Mrs. Holmes is an artist and author. Her pictures, painted
mostly for her own pleasure, show much taste, feeling, and
beauty; has published several books of much merit, both in
verse and prose; her articles, under the noni de plume of " Geo.
Klingle," are greatly prized by the press, to which she has
been for some years a contributor.
563 (8) Christina Tiers (550), b. November 10, 1790; mar. Charles
B. Parke, b. January 9, 1785, and died at Flushing, July 14,
1870.
ISSUE.
564 (9) i. Margaret, b. June 23, 1814.
565 (9) ii. Catharine, b. November 20, 1817.
566 (9) iii. Martha, b. February i, 1819; mar. January 20, 1857,
Anthony Victor Hafer, born at Presburg, Hungary;
came to the United States when about ig years of age;
was a lawyer of prominence at St. Louis, Mo., and
removing to Washington, D. C, continued in practice
until his death, in 1876.
ISSUE.
567 (10) I. Elizabeth J., b. Oct. 17, 1858.
568 (9) iv. Charles B., b. February 26, 1822; d. October 4,
1853-
569 (9) v. Caroline, b. September 16, 1823; mar. July 27, 1846,
Julius Constantine Kretschmar (b. June 18, 1823);
she died July 2, 1855.
ISSUE.
570 (10) I. Charles Parke, b. May 6, 1847; d. June g, 1887.
571 (10) 2. Herman R., b. Nov. 6, 1848.
572 '10) 3- Julia Constance, b. Jan. 20, 1850; d. April 20, 1887.
573 (10) 4. Horatio Cornelius Parke, b. May i, 1855; is one of the firm
of Lee, Livingstone & Co., of the New York Stock
Exchange.
Julius Constantine Kretschmar was born at Hagen, West-
phalia, Prussia; came to America and settled at Newtown, Pa.,
in 1832. December 14, 1846, was mustered into the military
service of the United States as First Lieutenant, Company D,
ist Pennsylvania Volunteers — Mexican War. February 24,
1847, elected Captain. Honorably discharged, May 12, 1847.
February 4, 1862, was mustered into the United States service
as Major, 103d New York Volunteers — War of the Rebellion.
April 4, 1862, commissioned as Lieutenant-Colonel. Honor-
ably discharged, November 4, 1862.
January 25 1850, appointed Consul at Nassau. January
15, 1852, appointed Consul at Palermo. May 5, 1879, ap-
pointed Commercial Agent at San Juan del Norte, at which
place he died, May 25, 1884.
Col. Kretschmar was a man of education and ability. His
military and diplomatic services for his adopted country were
fully appreciated by the Government he served so faithfully.
574 (9) vi. Horatio Sansbury, b. April 24, 1S25; d. May 13, 1879.
575 (9) vii. Cornelius T., b. April 5, 1827.
576 (9) viii. Solomon, b. September 6, 1828; d. July 10, 1829.
577 (9) ix. Mary Hunt, b. July 25, 1831; mar. April 5, 1854,
Francis Eliott Grice, b. Portsmouth, Va. (He is a "son of
the Revolution" and one of the first families of Virginia.)
ISSUE.
578 (10) I. Francis, b. Oct. i, 1855.
579 (10) 2. Charles Parke, b. July 25, 1858.
580 (9) X. Christina Parke, b. November 26, 1833; d. December
14, 1880.
581 (6) Jonathan Provost (470), bap. February 18, 1722; mar. July
19, 1743, Adriana, daughter of David Springsteen, of New-
town, L. I. About the time of his marriage he settled upon
the 808 acres purchased by Peter Praa, at George's Road,
Middlesex County, N. J., and lived there until his death, 1805.
[See Will, Lib. 45, p. 336.]
In deeds he is styled "Gentleman." Besides this farm at
George's Road, he owned the Praa Homestead in Greenpoint,
and several houses and lots in New York City.
ISSUE.
582 (7) i. Jonathan Provost {592), bap. December 17, 1745.
583 (7) ii. David Provost (671), bap. about 1750.
584 (7) iii. Peter Praa Provost (673), bap. April 24, 1748.
585 (7) iv. Jasper Provost {798), b. about 1760.
586 (7) V. John Provost (917), bap. February 22, 1762.
587 (7) vi. Antie Provost; mar. Barent Meserole.
588 (7) vii. Christina Provost; mar. Vincent Cathie.
589 (7) viii. Annettie Provost, bap. November, 1768; mar. Caret
Snediker; no issue.
590 (7) ix. Catharine, mar. James Robinson.
Sgoa (8) I. James, b. June 10, 1778; mar. Aug. i, 1802, Mary Dunn;
d. July 24, i8i6.
590b (9) I. Mary Ann, b. Aug. 2, 1803.
590c (9) 2. Margaret, b. May 23, 1806.
Sgod (9) 3. James S., b. Dec. 25, 1809; mar. Mar. 22, 1834,
Rose E. Wurts; and, April 5, 1837, Janet Davis.
ISSUE.
Sgoe (10) I. Rose E., b. Mar. 23, 1835; mar. Sept. 8, 1864,
Frederick Reppart.
ISSUE.
Sgof (11) I. William, b. Nov. 27, 1865; d. y.
590g(ii) 2. Harriet T., b. Dec. 6, 1867.
590h (11) 3. Wright, b. July 18, 1869; d. y.
590i (11) 4. James S., b. Feb. 27, 1871; d. Feb. 9,
1892.
59OJ (11) 5. Bertha, b. Dec. 8, 1872.
591 (10) 2. Mary E., b. Jan 22, 1838; mar. April 24,
1856, Samuel Heath.
ISSUE.
591a (ii) 1. Sarah B., b. Sept. 28, 1858.
5gib (11) 2. Harry, b. ; d. y.
591c (11) 3. James F., b. Dec. 13, 1862.
59id (11) 4. Charles M., b. Oct. 7, 1864.
59ie (11) 5. Nettie May, b. May 25, l866.
59tf (ii) 6. Howard, b. Dec. 26, 1870.
59ig(ii) 7. Samuel R., b. May 19, 1883.
Sgih (10) 3. Janet, b. Feb. 19,1840; d. unmarried. Mar. 6,
1864.
Sgii (10) 4. James A., b. July 29, 1842; mar. December,
1862, Annie Webber; d. February, 1864.
ISSUE.
I. Frank R., b. October, 1863.
5. Matilda, b. Sept. 2g, 1844: mar June 23,
1864, Jacob S. Valentine.
ISSUE.
1. Alice v., b. April 3, 1866.
2. James R., b. Sept. 15, 1868; d. y.
3. Edith M., b. June I, 1870.
4. Grace E., b. Aug. 18, 1877.
5. Myra, b. Mar. 27, i87g; d. y.
6. Marion, b. Nov. 4, 1884.
sgij (II)
5gik{io)
Sgll (11)
5gim(ll)
591" (11)
59io(ii)
59IP (II)
5giq(ii)
59"
(q)
59IS
(9)
59"
(9)
592
(8)
592a
(8)
592b
(8)
592c
(9)
592d
(9)
5926
(9)
592f
(9)
4 Henry, b. Feb. 22. 1812.
5. Andrew, b. Sept. 25, 1814.
6. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 25, i8r6.
2. Jonathan, b.
3. Margaret, b. ; mar. , Garvey.
4. Peter Praa, b. ; mar , Mary Rustin.
ISSUE.
I. John, b. ; mar. Racbael Morris.
2 Mary, b. ; mar. Robert Brewer.
3. Jane, b. ; mar. John Hathaway.
4. Peter Praa, b. ; mar. Catharine Applegate.
ISSUE.
592g (10) I. Jane, b. ; mar Edward Godley; 2d,
Charles Burroughs.
592h (10) 2. Manning N., mar. Elizabeth Sebring.
5921 (10) 3. Catharine, mar. John H. Allen.
492J (10) 4. Peter Praa, mar. Elizabeth Bunnell.
592IC (10) 5. George L., mar. Caroline Goble.
592I (10) 6. Annie v., mar. Edward Clayton.
592m(lo) 7. Clifford M., d. y.
592n (10) 8. Lillian, d. y.
5920(10) 9. James E.,b. May 4, 1864; mar. Sept. 28, 1884,
Etta Kearney.
ISSUE.
592p (11) I. Jennie, b. April 19, 1887.
592q(ii) 2. Catharine M., b. April 2, 1889.
592r (10) 10. Robert A., b. July 20, 1866; mar. Etta Free-
land; d. Nov. 30, i8gi.
ISSUE.
592s (ll) I. Jeremiah, b. June, 1889.
592t (9) 5. Joel, d. y.
5g2u (9) 6. Sarah; mar. John Tenbroeck.
593 (7) ^- Ellen, b. ; mar. Evert Collins.
The above five sons of Jonathan Provost were, at the same
time, in the American Army, and served until the close of the
Revolution. Jasper outlived them all, dying July 5, 1854, aged
94 years. He sleeps by the side of the old sto^e Dutch
Church, New Brunswick, and on his tombstone is carved
" Patriot and Saint."
594 (7) Jonathan Provost (582), bap. December 17, 1745; mar.
; d. about 1793 and left issue.
594a (8) i. Jonathan Provost (595), b. about 1768.
594b (8) ii. David Provost (644), b. about 1778.
62
Jonathan Provost (593), b. about 1768; mar. February 26,
1 791, his cousin Catharine (672), daughter of David Provost,
and died 1852.
ISSUE.
i. Abagail Provost, b. January 3, 1792; d. ; no issue.
ii. Marv Provost, b. November 22, 1794; mar. Isaac Perdon.
ISSUE.
John, b.
Jonathan, b.
3. Abraham, b.
Mary, b.
James, b.
603 (8) iii. David Provost, b. October 21, 1798; d. y.
604 (8) iv. Catharine Gans Provost, b. December 7, 1801; mar.
WiUiam Magors.
596
(S)
597
(8)
598
(9)
599
(9)
600
(9)
601
(9)
602
(9)
605 (g)
606 (9)
607 (9)
608 (8) v.
609 (9)
610 (8) vi
613 (10)
614 {10)
615 (10)
616 (10)
617 (8) vi
618 (9)
619 (9)
620 (9)
621 (10)
I. Jonathan Magors.
2 Fanny Magors.
3. James Magors; d. y.
Eliza Ann Provost, b. October 23, 1803; mar. Isaac
Van Pelt.
ISSUE.
I. Adelaide Van Pelt; mar. Isaac Clark.
Jonathan Provost, b. July 22, 1806; mar. Catharine
Caywood.
ISSUE.
1. Thomas, b. • ; d. .
2. Gertrude, b. June 2, 183S; mar. Michael D. Vincent; d.
Mar. 10, 1864.
ISSUE.
1. Julia A., b. Feb. 16, 1852.
2. Isabella, b. Nov. 2, 1858; mar. J. H. Mattison.
3. George H., b. Nov. 9, 1857.
4. Thomas C, b. July 14, 1862.
John Provost, b. July 15, 1808; mar. October, 1828,
Eliza Hutchinson, and in 1840, Mary Van Ordalen.
ISSUE.
1. Catharine A., b. July 4. 1831; mar. Jacob Dunham.
2. Hannah, b. July 13, r834; d. , 1849.
3. Sarah L., b. Sept. 26, 1841; mar. John Applegate.
ISSUE.
I. Ursula, b. Aug. 7, 1866; mar. John Britton.
ISSUE.
1. Edna L., b. June 28, 1887.
2. Bertha E., b. April 27, 1889.
2. Minna, b. Sept. 24, 1871; mar. Walter C. Lippen-
cott.
I. Henry A., b. Dec. 24, 1891.
4. Henry, b. June 24, 1844; d. y.
5. John H., b. Sept. 14, 1845; mar. Ella M. Ladd.
ISSUE.
I. Frederick W., b. Mar. 19, 1868; mar. Addie Miller.
6. Edward, b. May 5, 1847; mar. Ann E. Blakney.
ISSUE.
I. Mary A., b. Mar. 9, 1875.
7. Charles Howard, b. Jan. 13, 1850; mar. Martha Allen.
ISSUE.
I. Clarence A., b. Mar. 7, 1879.
8. George W., b. Aug. , 1854.
9. Mary Lillian, b. April 23, 1857; mar. P. A. Snyder.
ISSUE.
635 (10) 1. Arthur N. Snyder, b. Dec. 9, 1883.
636 (8) viii. Charity Provost, b. November 3, 1810; d. y.
637 (8) ix. Harriet Provost, b. August 22, 1819; mar. John Out-
calt; both deceased.
622
(11)
623
(II)
624
(10)
625
(II)
626
(9)
627
(9)
628
(10)
629
(9)
630
(10)
631
(9)
632
(10)
633
(9)
634
(9)
638
(9)
I. Adelaide, b
639
(9)
2. Gertrude, t
640
(9)
3. John, b.
641
(9)
4. William, b.
642
(9)
5. Samuel, b.
643
(9)
6. J -nathan, b
644 (8) David Provost (594), b. about 1778; mar. Catharine Cay-
wood; d. 1866.
ISSUE.
645 (9) '• Abigail Provost, b. June 10, 1803; d. 1840.
646 (9) ii. John C. Provost, b. May 17, 1807; mar. Ann C. Davison;
d. 1846.
ISSUE.
647 (10) I. Sarah Ann, b. July, 1830; mar. 1844, Ferdinand
Buckelew; d. Oct. 6, 1852.
ISSUE.
648
(II)
I. John, b. June 17, 1845; mar. Dec. 4, 1866, Mary C. De
Hart.
649
(12)
I. Frank R.,b. Mar. 4. 1868.
650
(12)
2. Sarah A., b. April 19, 1871.
651
(12)
3. Louise H., b. April 2, 1874.
652
(10)
2.
Abigail B., b. Aug. 16, 1832; mar. Oct. 20, 1848, Joseph B.
Robinson.
ISSUE.
653
(II)
I. Elizabeth Ann.
654
(11)
2. Benjamin F.
655
(11)
3. Amanda F. ■ d. Sept. 10 1862.
656
(10)
3.
Caroline E., b. June 3, 1833; mar. 1S50, Isaac Williamson; d.
Oct. 4, 1855-
ISSUE.
657
(11)
I. Sarah Ann.
658
(10)
4-
David, b. Nov. -, 1835.
659
(10)
5-
Davison, b. April 1, 1838; mar. March 3, 1854.
66o
(10)
6,
John J., b. Oct. 7, 1840; mar. June 19, 1867, Jane Gibson.
ISSUE.
661
(II)
I. Cornelia D., b. May 10, 1S68.
662
(11)
2. Alice, b. Jan. 31, 1870.
663
(II)
3. John E., b. Aug. 25, 1872; d. Mar. 10, 1877.
664
(II)
4. Agnes L., b. Feb. 24, 1876.
665
(10)
7.
Susan C, b. Nov. 14, 1844; mar. Aug. i, 1863, Theodore
Williamson; d. April 8, i8gi.
ISSUE.
666
(II)
I. Ann N., b. July 19, 1S64.
667
(II)
2. Louis A., b. Jan. 3, 1866; d. June 11, 1869.
668
(II)
3. Grace, b. May 23, 1871.
669
(11)
4. May Voorhees, b. April 8, 1873.
670
(II)
5. John Lester, b. Aug. 26, 1876.
671 (7) David Provost (583), b. about 1750; mar. and had issue;
among others,
672 (8) Catharine Provost, b. about 1774; mar. February 26,
1791, her cousin, Jonathan Provost (595).
673 (7) Peter Praa Provost (584), b. April 24, 174S; mar. Hannah
Buckelew; d. 1831.
65
ISSUE.
674 (8) i. John Provost, b. — ^ ; mar. Martha .
ISSUE.
675 (g) Tatty; mar. John Derondius.
676 (8) ii. M.A.RY Provost; mar. Lewis Warner.
677 (8) iii. H.\RRiET Provost.
678 (8) iv. L.AsiLLE Provost.
679 (8) V. Hannah Provost; mar. Benjamin Patterson.
680 (8) vi. Peter Praa Provost (682), b. March 30, 1780.
681 (8) vii. Jonathan Provost (772), b. Novembers, 1786.
682 (8) Petf.r Praa Provost (680), b, March 30, 1780; mar. July
30, 1800, Mary Robertson; 2d, July 27, 1826, Mary Conover.
ISSUE.
683 (9) i. Sarah Ann Provost, b. January 25, 1803.
684 (9) ii. Hannah M. Provost, b. October 4, 1804; mar Ephraim
Ryno.
ISSUE.
685 (10) I. Julia, b. Mar. 4, 1833; mar. Mar. 10, 1872, Samuel E.
Curtis.
686 {9) iii. Peter BucKELEW Provost, b. June 21, 1807; mar. 1828,
Hannah Hubbard; 2d, 1S30, Elizabeth lirown; d. Novem-
ber 24, 1868.
ISSUE.
687 (lo) I. William II., b. Nov. 13, 1S29; mar. Sarah Baker; d. May 28,
1877.
ISSUE.
1. Caroline H., b. Aug. 15, 1858.
2. Anna D., b. Mar. 8, i860.
3. Aaron, b. Mar. 16, 1861.
4. Walter C, b. Dec. 27, 1866.
2. Robert Geary (719), b. June 23, 1831.
3. John Webl), b. Sept. 15, 1833; mar. Elinor Irons.
Mary; mar. Moes Biez.
4. AnnaAdelia, b. April 20, 1832; mar. May 24, 1858, Theo.
F. Marsh.
ISSUE.
696 (11) I. Annie L., b. Sept. 27, 1861.
697 (II) 2. Jessie May, b. May 5, 1864.
698 (10) 5. Amanda, b. Dec. 17, 1842; m.ar. June 22, 1869, H. H. Gold-
smith.
66
688
(II)
689
(II)
690
(II)
691
(II)
692
(10)
693
(10)
694
(It)
695
(10)
699 (II)
700 (ii)
701 (11)
702 (10)
703 (II)
704 (II)
705 (II)
706 (9) u
707 (9) V
708 (9) V
709 (9) V
710 (10)
ISSUE.
1. Hinvard L. , b. June I, 1870.
2. Laura A., b. April 3, 1872.
3. Rutledge, b. May 20, 1883.
6. Peter, b. Sept. 22, 1844; mar. June 2, 1867, Julia 11. Thomp-
son. Now Methodist Episcopal minister at Freehold,
N.J.
ISSUE.
1. Charles O., b. Oct. — , 1871.
2. Bessie O., b. Mar. — , 1876.
3. Willie, b. . — , 1878.
John Webb Provost {738), b. April 4, 1810.
Abbie Dinton Provost, b. June 22, 1812.
Aaron Van Pelt Provost, b. March 15, 1815; d. y.
PiERSON H. Provost, b. May 15, 1827; mar. January 22,
1852, Ellen Macreach.
Henry M.,
Totten.
ISSUE.
May 22,
1855;
r. July 15, 1882, Susan J.
711 (II)
712 (II)
713 (II)
714 (II)
716 (10)
717 (10)
718 (9)
ISSUE.
1. William H., b. Feb. 2, 18S4.
2. Bertha, b. April 10, 1887.
3. Helen A., b. Aug. 2, 1889.
4. John S., b. July 22, 1893.
715 (9) viii. Susan Provost, b. September 26, 1833; mar. John R.
Slayback.
ISSUE.
1. Frank, b. Sept. 18, 1855.
2. George, b. Aug. 30, 1859.
Edward Provost, b. ; d. y.
719(10) Robert Geary Provost (692), b. June 23, 1831
23,
ISSUE.
Peter D. F. W. Provost, b. May
17, 1885, Minnie Van Dyke.
ISSUE.
I. Marietta, b. July i6, 1892.
Robert LeRoy Provost, b. August 15, 1855; mar. May
2, 1882, Mary Dickson.
ISSUE.
1. Helen Edna, b. Nov. I, 1883.
2. Albert L., b. June 16, 1888.
67
720 (11) i.
June
1852, Elizabeth D. Albert; d. October 25, 1892.
14, 1853; mar. June
721
(12)
722
(11)
723
(12)
724
(12)
725(11) iii. Frederick Obert Provost, b. February 14, 1858; mar.
October 3, 1877, Rettia Beatty.
ISSUE.
726 (l2) I. Alberta, b. February 10. 1881.
727 (12) 2. Rebecca, b. Nov i, 1884.
728 (12) 3. John Webb, b. Mar. 20, 1889.
729 (11) iv. Ann Elizabeth Provost, b. March 18, i860; mar. 1880,
Abram Schermerhorn.
ISSUE.
730 (12) I. Robert Geary Provost, b. Aug. i, 1882.
731 (12) 2. Joseph A., b. April 28, 1S85.
732 (12) 3. Elizabeth S., b. August 30, 1890.
733 (12) 4. Abraham, b. Aug. 30, 1890.
734 (11) V. William H. Provost, b. September i, 1862; d. y.
735 (11) vi. Edward S. L. Provost, b. November 19, 1865; d. y.
736 (11) vii. Harry Stokes Provost, b. January 19, 1867.
737 (11) '^'ii'- Charles A. S. Provost, b. February 15, 1870; mar.
August 24, 1888, Mary Van Sant.
738 (y) John Webb Provost (706), b. April 4, 1810; mar. June 5,
1834, Mary Ann Case.
ISSUE.
739 (10) i. Mary E. Provost, b. March 9, 1835; mar. Theodore
Robbins.
ISSUK.
740 (11) • I. Ann Robbins.
741 (11) 2. John Robbins.
742 (11) 3. Theodore Robbins.
743 (10) ii. Sarah L. Provost, b. April 19, 1837; mar. Jacob Van
Ness.
744 (II) I. William.
745 (II) 2. Mary.
746 (11) 3- Jolin-
747 (10) iii. Emma B. Provost, b. November i, 1839; mar. George
Vandeveer; 2d, Zackaria Howell.
ISSUE.
748 (11) I. John Vandeveer.
749 (II) 2. Charles Howell.
750 (11) 3. Herbert Howell.
751 (10) iv. Ann Eliza Provost, b. June 10, 1842; mar. Thomas
Wright; no issue.
752 (lo) V. Abbie M. Provost, b. September 7, 1844; mar. Charles
W. Howell.
ISSUE.
753 (n) I- Arthur.
754 (ii) 2. Charles W.; d. y.
755 (11) 3- Harry.
756 (11) 4. Charles.
75; (10) vi. JuLi.'^ S. Provost, b. December 19, 1846.
758 (10) vii. Laur-'V Provost, b. February 11, 1849; mar. George W.
Lining.
ISSUE.
759 (11) I. Sarah L., b. Sept. 22. 1867.
760 (11) 2. Henry, b. Mar. 5, 1S69.
761 (it) 3. George, b. Sept. 25, 1871.
762 (11) 4. Frank, b. Jan. 31, 1875.
763 (11) 5. Nathaniel, b. Jan. 29, 1876.
764 (11) 6. Emma, b. May 20, 1879.
765 (11) 7. William, b. Jan. 6. l8Sr.
766 (11) 8. Edwin, b. Sept. 26, 18S4.
767 (n) 9. Mary, b. May 9, 1889.
768 (10) viii. Alice M. Provost, b. October 25, 1850; mar. John
Lynch; no issue.
769 (10) ix. Hannah Provost, b. September 30, 1853; d. May 18,
1876.
770 (10) X. Clara V. Provost, b. April 21, 1856; mar. Jackson S.
Mount; no issue.
771 (lo) xi. Susan S. Provost, b. October 27, 1859; d. y.
772 (8) Jonathan Provost (681), b. November 5, 1786; mar. Ann
Provost (Sox); d. March 26, 1855.
ISSUE.
773 (9) i- John Provost, b. February 6, 1808; mar. Margaret
Jackson. (Moved to Rochester.)
774 (9) ii. Frederick Provost, b. October 29, 1809; mar. Caroline
Jackson.
775 (9) iii. Catharine Provost, b. August 28, 1811; mar. October
10, 1832, Abraham B. Hutchinson.
69
776 (g) iv. Hannah Provost, b. April 29, 1814; mar. John Hutch-
inson.
ISSUE.
777 (9) V. Jonathan Provost, b. April 10, 1819; mar. Amelia T.
Stevens Joselyn, of Peekskill. Went to France in 185 1
to reside there.
ISSUE.
778 (10) I. ; d. y.
779 (10) 2. Emilyn, b. ; mar. Allen McGowan.
ISSUE.
780 (11) I. Frank A. McGowan.
781 (9) vi. Abraham Provost, b. December 5, 1824; mar. 1853, in
France, Amelia Temple; died .
ISSUE.
782 (10) I. Emma C, b. , 1854.
783 (10) 2. Anne E., b. , 1855.
784 (10) 3. John Frederick, b. , 1856.
785 (lo) 4. Charles R., b. , 1859.
786 (10) 5. Sarah J., b. , 1861.
787 (10) 6. Catharine L., b. , 1863.
788 (9) vii. Jacob Wyckoff Provost, b. November 4, 1826; mar.
Mary Flannery; died about 1856.
ISSUE.
789 (10) I. Francis Joseph, b. 1856; mar. Anna Frank; d. Aug. 19, 1891.
ISSUE.
790 (11) I. Mary, b. Feb. 25, 1881.
7gi (11) 2. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 6, 1886.
792 (11) 3. Francis, b. April 19, 1888.
793 (11) 4. Anna, b. Mar. 23, 1891.
794 (9) viii. Jane Provost, b. ; mar. Henry Morton.
795 (9) ix. Ann M. Provost, b.
796 (9) X. Adelia Ann Provost, b. October i, 1830.
797 (9) ^i- David Provost, b. • ; d. y.
798 (7) Jasper Provost (585), b. about 1760; mar. Catharine Gulick,
and died July 5, 1854.
799 (8) i. Jonathan Provost (8io), b. December 20, 1785.
800 (8) ii. John Gulick Provost (833), b. October 21, 1789.
801 (8) iii. Ann Provost, b. November 14, 1787; mar. her cousin
Jonathan (772); d. November 23, 1840.
802 (8) iv. Samuel Provost (1068), bap. June 20, 1795.
803 (8) V. Harriet Provost, b. ; mar. Henry Lewis.
ISSUE.
804 (9) I.
805 (9) 2.
806 (8) vi. Cornelius Provost, b. June 20, 1800; mar. Catharine
Grenow; no issue.
807 (8) vii. Jasper Provost, b. ; d.
808 (8) viii. Abram Praa Provost (859), b. May 21, 1804.
809 (8) ix. James B. Provost (878), b. March 23, 1809.
810 (8) Jonathan Provost (799), b. December 20, 17S5; mar. June
18, 1807, Rachael Van Zandt; d. February 4, 1835.
(9) i. John V. Provost, b. May 5, 1808; mar.
September 10, 1840.
ISSUE.
812 (10) I. William Provost, b.
813 (10) 2. Angeline Provost, b.
814 (10) 3. Rachel Provost, b.
815 (9) ii. Jasper Provost, b. November 13, 1810; mar. November
19, 1 83 1, Catharine Van Arsdalen.
ISSUE.
816 (10) I. Cornelia R., b. Dec. 9, 1S32; mar. William Ackerman; 2d, April
5, 1866, Rev. J. H. Doremus.
ISSUE.
1. William N. V., b. Oct. 5, 1853.
2. George S., b. June 3, 1871.
3. Gertrude, b. Nov. 15, 1874.
2. James F. R., b. July 5, 1S36; d. unmarried, Oct. 5, 1850.
3. Rachel, b. Mar. 4, 1839; d. y.
4. Mary E. D., b. April 3, 1S44; mar. Nov. i, 1863, John Havvkes.
ISSUE.
1. Jasper P., b. Feb. 26, 1865. ,
2. Walter M , b. May 7, 1867.
3. Catharine t:., b. Oct. 27, 1873.
4. Cornelia H.,b. Feb. ig, 1883.
817
(II)
817a
(II)
817b (II)
818
(10)
819
(10)
820
(10)
821
(II)
822
(11)
823
(II)
824
(II)
825 (lo) 5. Jasper, b. Nov. 3, 1851; d. July 16, i860.
826 (lo) 6. Gertrude, b. Sept. 17, 1854; mar. Dec. 24, 1873, Andrew Pa-
rent; d. June 17, (1875?)
827 (9) iii. Richard Provost, b. July i, 1815; mar. December 16,
1836, Ann Amerman; d. January 27, 1895.
ISSUE.
828 (10) I. John H., b. Mar. 16, 1840; died .Mar. I. 1S64, without issue.
829 (10) 2. Alletta A., b. Mar. 7, 1S43; mar. James McCready.
829a (II) I. Jennie.
829b(ii) 2. Richard.
829c (11) 3. Maria.
82gd(ii) 4. Thomas.
8296 (11) 5. Anna.
S30 (10) 3. Sarah E., b. Sept. 2, 1846; mar. December 30, l863, Elias Van
Fleet.
ISSUE.
831 (11) I. Arthur, b. Jan 3, 1870; mar. Sarah A. Bellis.
832 (II) 2. John, b. April 15, 1872; mar. Kate Hill.
^33 (S) John Gulick Provost (800), b. October 21, 1789; mar.
May II, 1814, Sychie Van Voorhees; d. January 29, 1S78.
ISSUE.
834 (9) i. MiNNE V. Provost, b. February i, 1816; mar. Septem-
ber 27, 1842, Margaret L. Bastido; d. January 10, 1H50.
ISSUE.
835 (10) I. John Gulick, b. Feb. 16, 1844; mar. March i, 1865, Anna A.
Milor.
ISSUE.
836 (11) I. Caroline L., b. Oct. 19, 1865; mar. Jan. 24, i88g, Frank
Van Nutwick.
837 (11) 2. Mary J., b. April 5, 1S76.
838 (10) 2. Anna M., b. May 30, 1847; mar. January 5, 1886, D. H.
Amerman; no issue.
S39 (9) ii- C.^TH.^RiNE Ann Provost, b. January 16, 18 19; mar.
December 13, 1849, Christopher Hoagland; d. Decem-
ber 31, 1886.
ISSUE.
840 (10) I. Edward Payson, b. Feb. 14, 1859; d. y.
841 (10) 2. Anna, b. May 16, 1862.
842 (9) iii. Abigail Provost, b. April 30, 1821; mar. March 9, 1842,
John Cox.
ISSUE.
843 (10) I. Andrew, b. Nov. 20, 1843; mar. Jan. 22, 1879, Kate Day.
Four children.
72
848
(10)
849
(10)
850
(10)
851
(II)
8S2
(9)
853 (9)
854 (9)
854a
(9)
855
(9)
856
(10)
857
(10)
858 (9)
2. Abram, b. Feb. 20, 1S47; mar. May 31, 1870, Mary Blumer.
3. Catharine, b. March, 1850; d. y.
4. Ruth Ann, b. July 27, 1851; mar. Nov. 6, 1872, Charles W.
Van Pelt.
ISSUE.
I. Mary, b. Mar. 6, 1875.
iv. M.ARiA Provost, b. December I, 1823; mar. September 5,
1866, Abram Quick; d. December 13, 1888; no issue.
V. Sarah Provost, b. November 2, 1829; d. May 6, 1888.
vi. Abraham, b. November 12, 1832; mar. 1856, Jane Cham-
plin. During the late Civil War they were living in
Missouri — nothing has been heard of them since,
vii. Abraham Provost, b. November 12, 1832.
viii. Elizabeth Provost, b. June 5, 1835; mar. June 30, 1868,
Henry Stout.
ISSCE.
1. John Provost, b. Jan. 26, 1870.
2. Anna B., b. March 19, 1872.
ix. Henry Provost, b. May 8, 1837; d. February 21, 1866.
859 (8) Abram Praa Provost (808), b. May 2t, 1804; mar. Cath-
arine Parker; 2d, Catharine Ann Vail; was a man of great
energy. As contractor he built sections of the Harlem, Housa-
tonic, and several railroads in New Jersey; he started the first
parcel express from New Brunswick to New York. For ten
years was Associate Judge, and for many years in the Board of
Education in the city of New Brunswick. He was engaged in
the grocery and shoe trade and as auctioneer in that city for a
long time. He was a Freemason, and for over fifty years an
Odd Fellow. During the last ten years of his life he did no
business, but daily attended the rooms of the Young Men's
Christian Association, fully believing that his aid was necessary
for its prosperity, and dropped dead in front of its doors
— dying in harness — July 22, 1892. He sleeps the sleep of
the just beside the remains of his father, " Patriot and Saint."
860 (9) i.
861 (9) ii.
862 (9) iii.
Susan M. Provost, b. January 8, 1826; mar. Jacob Van
Vleck; no issue.
Emma Provost, b. December 26, 1827; d. Nov. 9, 1830.
Loisa Provost, b. Nov. 15,
David Stella; d. January 28,
(829; mar. October 9, 1851,
ISSUE.
863 (10) I. Catharine P., b. July I, 1853; mar. Oct. 24, 1876, Hubbell L.
Hayes.
ISSUE.
S64 (ii) I. Charles S., b. Aug. 9, 1877.
865 (11) 2. Francis D., b. Dec. 18, 1879.
866 (II) 3. William M., b. Dec. 3, 1883.
866a (II) 4. Loisa Provost, b. May 13, 1885.
866b(ii) 5. Edward B., b. Sept. 21, iSgl.
866c (10) 2. Mahlon P., b. Feb. 27, 1857; d. y.
866d (10) 3. Mary Scott, b. Feb. 25, 1S61; mar. April 27, 1882, Frank B.
Morgan; no issue.
866e (10) 4. Peter Runyon, b. Feb. 8, 1863; mar. Sept. 22, 1886, Koro-
lena Fritz.
ISSUE.
866f (11) I. David D., b. Dec. 26, 1888.
866g (II) 2. Muriel J., b. May 15, 1892.
867 (9) iv. Ch.\rles E. Provost, b. February 15, 1832; mar. Decem-
ber 25, 1855, Phebe Chadwick.
ISSUE.
867a (10)
I.
William C. A., b. Oct. 12, 1S56.
867b (10)
2.
Kate L., b. Nov. 5, 1861; mar. Feb. 3, 1881, Daniel N. Rishell.
ISSUE.
867c (11)
I. William H., b. Oct. 23, 1884.
867d(ii)
2. Edgar C, b. Dec. 22, 1886.
S67e (II)
3. Clifford E., b. Oct. 10, i8go.
867f (II)
4. Anna M., b. Jan. 23, 1892.
867g (II)
5. Thomas A., b. May ii, 1894.
867h (lo)
3-
Mamie E., b. July 5, 1864; mar. May 2, 1883, William Barten.
ISSUE.
8671 (II)
I. AdaL.,b. Aug. 8, 18S5.
867J (II)
2. Dorrie A., b. June 18, 1887.
867k (II)
3. Emma, b. Jan. 13, 1889; d. y.
867I (II)
4. Charles E., b. Sept. 26, 1890.
867m(ii)
5. Zorargdin, b. Nov. 30, 1892.
867n(ii)
6. Claud A., b. Jan. 5, 1895.
8670(10)
4-
Ada L., b. Aug. 19, 1867; mar. Aug. 10, 1893, Thomas Den-
867P (10)
5-
Hattie L., b. Feb. 18, 1869; mar. Nov. i, 1889, Charles Reals.
ISSUE.
867q(ii) I. Anna, b. Aug. 3, 1890.
867r (10) 6. Stella L., b. Dec. 10, 1872.
Charles E. Provost (867) enlisted in 1861 as Second
Lieutenant, in the First Nebraska Infantry; was promoted to
a Captaincy in Company B, Cavalry, and was honorably dis-
charged at the end of the Rebellion.
868 (9) V. James N. Provost, b. August 27, 1834; d. July 13, 1840.
869 (9) vi. William S. Provost, b. May 22, 1837; mar. Cynthia
Van Angler.
ISSUE.
870 (10) I. Hannah S.
871 (9) vii. Deborah Parker Provost, b. April 2, 1839; mar. .Sep-
tember 3, 1862, Rev. Alonzo P. Peeke, now Pastor Dutch
Reformed Church, Millstone, N. J.
I.SSUE
872 (10) I. Eloise Stelle, b. June 17, 1863; mar. Oct. 16, i8go, Frank .S.
Cummings.
ISSUE.
872a (11) I. Margaret Eloise, b. Sept. 7, 1893.
873 (10) 2. Lena Sample, b. Oct. i6, 1864; d. June i, 1881.
874 (10) 3. Harman Van Slyck, b. Nov. 6, 1866; mar. July 5, 1893, Vesta
Olive Greer.
ISSUE.
874a (11) I. James Wilkes, b. May 7, 1894.
874b (lo) 4. Catharine, b. Oct. 15, 1869; d. Mar 31, 1871.
874c (10) 5. Louis Provost, b. June 12, 1875.
By second marriage had issue.
875 (9) viii. Frederick Provost, b. February 15, 1864; mar. October
[2, 1887, Catharine P. Garretson.
ISSUE.
876 (10) I. Catharine Lenore, b. Feb. 27, 1889.
877 (10) 2. Henry G., b. Dec. 21, 1891.
878 (8) James B. Provost (809), b. March 23, 1809; mar. November
5, 1831, Lucy Ann Baker; d. April 26, 1891.
ISSUE.
879 (9) i. Phineas B. Provost, b. October 21, 1832; mar. March,
1855, Louise Van Valkenburgh.
75
88o (lo)
8Si (lo;
882 (10;
883 (lo;
884 (10;
885 (10
886 (9)
887 (10)
888 (10)
889 (10)
8go (10)
891 (10)
892 (10)
893 (10)
894 (10)
89s (9)
ISSUE.
1. Frank D., b.
2. Stephen F. , b.
3. Mary Alice, b., ; d.
4. Leony, b. ; d.
5. Frederick, b. ; d.
6. William, b. ; d. .
Lawrence R. Provost, b. November 16, 1834; mar.
February 15, 1864, Carrie M. High; 2d, Martha Hager;
3d, Nancy Scroggs.
ISSIIK — by 1st and 3d wives.
1. James H., b.
2. Emma A., b.
3. Jasper, b.
4. William v., b.
5. Mary, b.
6. Melvin, b.
7. Sadie, b.
8. Daisey, b.
Abraham P. Provost, b. August 28, 1837; mar. March
9, 1862, Hannah M. Dean.
8g6 (10)
897 (lo)
898 (10)
899 (II)
900 (9)
ISSUE.
1. Otis C, b. Oct. 12, 1870.
2. Carll H., b. April 16, 1873.
3. Harry D., b. Aug. 29, 1864; mar. Oct. 23, 1888, Celia J.
Ulmer.
ISSUE.
I. Earll E., b. Jan. 5, i8gi.
Isaac S. Provost, b. July 20, 1839; mar. October 23,
1863, Rebecca Shilhng.
ISSUE.
901
(to)
902
(9) V
Catharine J. Provost, b.
1864, Frederick Beyer.
ISSUE.
903
(10)
I. Ida.
904
(10)
2. Louise.
905
(10)
3. William.
906
(10)
4. Carrie.
907
(10)
5. Phineas.
; mar. October 10,
goS (9) vi. Phebe M. Prdvost, h. ; mar. June 75, 1864,
Henry J. Zettelmayer, and October 15, 1867, William G.
Brown.
ISSUE.
909 (10) I. Anna L. Zettelmayer.
gio (10) 2. William L. Brown.
911 (10) 3. Julia L. Brown.
gi2 (10) 4. Loma L. Brown.
913(9) vii. Mary B. Provost, b. ; mar. November 24, 1867,
Jefferson Maine.
ISSUE.
914 (10) I. Claude.
915 (10) 2. Frank.
916 (9) viii. James Provost, b. ; d. y.
917 (7) John Provost (586), b. February 22, 1762; mar. October,
1785, Eve (b. February 19, 1766; d. February 23, 1854),
daughter of Peter Calyer and Margaretta DeBevoise. Her
father, Peter Calyer, was the son of Jacobus Calyer and Jane
Meserole, the grandchildren of Peter Praa. She was born
and, until marriage, lived in the house built by Derick Vol-
kertsae, in 1640. It stood upon a knoll where about the present
Calyer Street is now laid out, and from 100 to 200 feet west
of the present Franklin Street, in the 17th Ward, Brooklyn.
This spot, as remembered by the writer, was one of the most
charming he has ever seen; the lawn sloped gradually in front
to Bushwick Creek on the south, and to the East River on
the south and west. The house was of stone, one and roof
story, Dutch style, dormer windows, and had the old, quaint
half-doors, with glass eyes and brass knockers. The farm,
orchards, meadows, and buildings were equal to any of those
primitive days, and gave evidence of the wealth and care of
its owner. Here John Provost, with his war laurels fresh
upon him, visiting his brother, Peter Praa Provost, who lived
near by, met and won his beautiful kinswoman. After their
marriage, and until his death, they lived upon the farm given
him by his father — it being the house so long occupied by Peter
Praa, and which was subsequently burned in 1834. John Pro-
vost and his four brothers enlisted as privates in the Army of
9i8 (8)
919 (8)
920 (8)
921 (8)
923
(10)
924
(10)
925
(10)
926
(to)
927
(10)
928
(10)
929
(9)
931 (II)
932 (10)
933 (10)
the Revolution when mere boys, and served bravely to the end.
His widow loved to talk of the heoric deeds of these boys and
the wonderful escapes of her husband from capture and death,
the great privations, losses in property, and sufferings endured
by the family during this war.
John Provost was a man of education and culture, a
devout christian, kind, gentle and liberal; he was known,
respected and loved far and near.
Many years ago, George Ricard, then President of the
Williamsburgh Savings Bank, a venerable man of near eighty,
moving in the first circles of wealth and refinement, stated to
the writer that in his early manhood he had been very inti-
mate with John Provost, and upon all occasions of doubt
sought his aid and advice. That during his long life and
intimacy with men he had never met a more cultured or
better informed gentleman, or one whose general knowledge,
sense of honor, and integrity stood higher. He died August
3, 1832-
ISSUE.
Peter Praa Provost, b. April 2, 1787; d. 1803.
Harriet Provost, b. February 8, 1791.
James C. Provost (940), b. December 20, 1792.
Ann Provost, b. about 1794; mar. Joseph Edmonston,
M. D.; d. 1830.
ISSUE.
1. Harriet E., b. Aug. 20, 1820; mar. Abram Folk; d. June 28,
1882.
ISSUE.
1. George W., b. February 15, 1840; d. Jan. i, i86o.
2. Ann Provost, b. December 28, 1841; d. y.
3. Harriet E., b. May 13, 1843; mar. Samuel J. Brady,
M. D. Is remarked for rare musical talent.
4. Abram. Jr., b. April 22, 1845; d. Aug. 2, 1879
5. Edgar M., b. July 18, 1854; d. April 7, 1888.
6. Richard L., b. Aug. 20, 1857; d. Nov. 4, 1883.
2. Mary Elizabeth, b. April 6, 1822: mar. June 26, 1839. Levi W.
Ufford; d. Sept. 12, 1886.
ISSUE.
1. Jjhn W., b. May 16, 1841; mar. April 13, 1865, Eliza
E. Gregory; d. July 6, 1873.
ISSUE.
I. George E., b. Feb. 13, 1866.
2. Betsey, b. Dec. 10, 1843; d. Mar. 3, 1846.
3. Daniel O. W., b. Oct. 21, 1846; mar. Mar. 24, 1875,
Hattie M. Betts.
78
ISSUE.
934 (ll) I. Hattie M., b. Oct. 8, 1877.
935 (10) 4. Levi T., b. April i, 1848; d. May 10, 1849.
936 (10) 5. Sarah E., b. Aug. 30, 1852; mar. Charles Frederick
Holder, the author, now for some years living at
Pasadena, Cal.
ISSUE.
937 (11) I. Emily Eaton, b. Dec. 4, 1884; d. y.
938 (10) 6. Frances, b. Mar. 7, 1855.
939 (8) V. David Provost (iooS), b. August 18, 1803.
940 (8) James C. Provost {920), b. December 20, 1792; mar. Decem-
ber 12, 1812, Jane, daughter of Martin du Kershow,a descend-
ant of Jacques M. du Kershow, a Huguenot, from Holland;
mar. 2d, Sarah Clark. James C. Provost, a man of education,
culture, and of elegant size and proportions, soon after his
marriage engaged in mercantile matters with success. He was
ordained as minister of the Gospel of the Methodist Episcopal
Church November 9, 1828, and subsequently established a
Free Church in Jersey City, and for many years gave his services
as a Minister and Physician to the afflicted in mind or body —
freely ministering to their wants. A financial panic stripped
him of his fortune, and nearly fifty years of age, and with a
large family, mostly girls, he began the battle anew, and with
such vigor, industry, and pluck, as insures success, and died
October 12, 1869, leaving considerable property.
ISSUE.
941 (9) i. Eve Ann Provost, b. October i, 1813; mar. in 1836,
Richard Jukes; d. January 10, 1878.
ISSUE.
942 (10) I. Sophia L., b. , 1837; d. , 1856.
943 (10) 2. Jane Virginia, b. April 29, 1839; mar. December 12, i860,
George Van Winkle.
ISSUE.
944 (11) I. Ann E , b. Oct 13, 1861; mar. July 22, 1884, Charles
P. Legget.
ISSUE.
945 (12) I. Charles P., b. Dec. 2, 1887.
946 (12) 2. Margaret, b.
947 (11) 2. Jane v., b. Oct. 13, 1866.
948 (10) 3. James E., b. April 29, 1839-
949 (9) ii. Jane Provost, b. April 7, 1815; mar. October 11, 1833,
Jacob K. Dunham; d. May 22, 1894.
79
950
(10)
951
(10)
952
(10)
953
(10)
954
(10)
955
(10)
956
(10)
957
(10)
958
(10)
959
(9)
o6o (9)
961
(10)
962
(10)
963
(10)
964
(11)
965
(II)
966
(10)
967
(11)
968
(10)
969
(II)
970
(10)
971
(9)
97^
(9)
973
(lO)
974
(10)
975
(II)
976
(II)
977
(10)
1. Jacob M , b. Oct. II, 1834; mar. Sarah Turner.
2. Eliza Jane, b. May 22, 1836; mar. Duke.
3. James C, b. Aug. 22, 183S.
4. Albert R., b. April 15, 1841; not married.
5. Charlotte E., b. Sept. 21, 1843.
6. William H., b. Feb. 7, 1846; d.
7. Mary Anna V., b. Jan. 4, 1851.
8. Frank M., b. Nov. 2, 1857.
9. Henrietta L., b. Mar. 23, i860.
Peter Provost, b. , 1818; d. y.
James M. Provost, b. , 1820; d. 1892 — adopted the
name of his niother (Kershow) ; for many years was known
as the most skillful engraver in the country. He resided
some forty years in St. Louis, Mo., before his death, and
left a large family there.
ISSUE.
— ; d.
1. Ellen, b.
2. James, b.
3. Harvey, b.
4. Frank, b. ; mar.
ISSUE.
April 30, 1891, David T. Brick.
ISSUE.
-, b. April 12, 1892.
6. Percy.
Sarah F. Provost, b. 1822; d. 1828.
Elizabeth M. Provost, b. August 6, 1824; mar. Octo-
ber 21, 1849, J. T. Sparrell.
ISSUE.
1. Charles F., b. Feb. 22, 1S52; mar. Blanche Cravens.
2. Alfred T., b. April 2, 1855; mar. Jennie T. Woodruff.
ISSUE.
1. Alfred, b.
2. Adelle, b.
3. Lizzie Trovost, b. Sept. 28, 1858; mar. D. E. Ayer.
80
ISSUE.
978 (11) I. Florence S., b. Feb. 27, 1885.
979 (10) 4. Jane F., b. June 14, 1S64.
980 (9) vii. VioLETTA Provost, b. , 1S26; d. 1832.
981 (9) viii. Elena G. Provost, b. , 1S28; mar. June 9, 1850,
George B. Fowle.
ISSUE.
1. Levi U., b. Sept. 5, 1851; d. y.
2. William B., b. Nov. 29, 1857; d. y.
3. John W., b. Dec. 7, 1S60; mar. Sophia J. Baners.
ISSUE.
1. Elena H., b. Oct. 21, 1892.
2. George F., b. Dec. 21, 1S93.
4. Samuel H., b. Dec. 23, 1866.
Mary Bell Provost, b. , 1839; mar. John P.
Adams.
ISSUE.
1. Lilian, b. ; d. y.
2. Lilian A., b. ; d. y.
3. Violetta Grace, b. Aug. 28, 1853; mar. Frank D. Andrews.
ISSUE.
I. Edna M., b. Nov. 13, 1878.
John Wesley 'Provost, b. — , 1831; mar. Sophia
Free; d. about 1888.
ISSUE.
I. Stella, b. ; mar.
J. VooRHEES Provost, b. July 4, 1833; mar. August 18,
1863, Mary E., daughter of William Cabbie; d. January
12, 1892.
ISSUE.
995 (10) I. Emma E., b. June 24, 1864; mar. April 26, 1893, John R.
Parker.
ISSUE.
996 (11) I. John Gordon, b. Mar. 8, 1894.
997 (10) 2. Nellie Bird, b. Oct. 17, 1865; mar. Oct. 30, 1890, Charles F.
Anderson; d. May 12, 1894.
ISSUE.
998 (II) I. Nellie Bird, b. ; d. y.
999 (10) 3. William Cabbie, b. April 27, 1867.
1000 (10) 4. Mary Violetta, b. Jan. 5, 18C9; d. y.
looi (10) 5. Vorhees James, b. Mar. 20, 1871: d. y.
1002 (10) 6. Violetta Grace, b. Nov. 12, 1872; d. May 16, 1894.
81
982
(10)
983
(10)
984
(10)
985
(11)
985a
(II)
986
(10)
987 (9) ix.
988
(10)
989
(10)
990
(10)
991
(II)
992
(9) X.
993
(10)
994
(9) xi.
She was supposed to be in the most robust health,
when she heard of the death of her sister, NelHe B.;
she was visiting friends in Washington, D. C, and at
once started for her home, in Brooklyn; she was
devotedly attached to her deceased sister, and though
Nellie's death had been for some time expected, the
shock was so great that she could go only as far as
Philadelphia, and died three days after learning the
sad news.
1003 (lol 7. Franz Victor Marback, b. Nov. 18, 1877.
ISSUE — by second marriage.
1004 (9) xii. H.\TTIE Provost, b. March iS, 184S; mar. October 6,
1869, Hosea John Babin, M. D., of the U. S. Navy.
ISSUE.
1005 (lo) I. Provoost, b. Aug. 29, 1872; of U.S. Navy, late graduate of
Annapolis.
1006 (9) xiii. S.AR.-VH C. Provost, b. March 23, 1850.
1007 (9) xiv. WiLLi.\iM E. Provost, b. July 9, 1856; mar.
1008 (8) David Provost (939), b. August 18, 1803; mar. March 19,
1823, Elizabeth Hendrickson (b. 1798; d. 1853), daughter of
Carman Hendrickson, of Huntington, L. I.; 2d, May 2, 1855,
Harriet B. Dame.
He was a grand representative of the stock from which he
came. In stature much over the average. At 72 he was, in
mind and bodily vigor, apparently in the prime of life.
Beginning life with little or nothing, by great industry and
prudence, he raised a large family, and honestly earned and
left quite a fortune. For many years he was a Justice of the
Peace in Kings and Queens Counties, and though not educa-
ted to the bar, his good common sense and love of justice was
such that he was regarded by all as the good and upright
judge. He had a great love for children, and was never so
happy as when his large house was filled with his descendants,
big and little. He died suddenly of apoplexy, February 21,
1875-
ISSUE.
1009 (9) i. Hannah M. Provost, b. June 8, 1824; mar. September
4, 1839, Richard Lake.
ISSUE.
loio (lo) I. William Henry, b. Oct. ii, 1S40; d. May 8, 1842.
loii (10) 2. David, b. July 15, 1S44; d. Mar. 15, 1847.
1012 (10) 3. Mary E., b. April 27, 184S; d. Dec. 17, 1867.
1013 (10) 4. Frances, b. Aug. 17, 1850; d. Aug. 6, 1879.
Both of these girls were thoroughly educated at the Con-
vent of the "Sacred Heart," N. Y. City. Each, though beau-
tiful and highly accomplished, early in life willingly sacrificed
the pleasures of the world for the good they might do in the
Cloister. "Whom the gods love, die young."
1014 (9) ii. Sarah A. Provost, b. February 8, 1826; mar. Septem-
ber 19, 1843, James W. Valentine.
David H., b. Nov. 4, 1845;
Hutchinson.
Oct. 13, 1869, Frances
IOI6
(II)
IOI7
{10)
IOI8
(10)
loig
(II)
1020
(II)
I02I
(10)
1022
(II)
1023
(II)
1024
(II)
1025
(9)
1026
(10)
1027
(10)
1028
(10)
1028
(10)
1029
(II)
1030
(10)
I03I
(10)
ISSUE.
I. Frances, b. Sept. 13, 1870.
2. Richard L., b. Oct. 4, 1847.
3. Andrew J., b. Dec. 26, 1849; mar. July 30, 1889, Helena
Appel.
ISSUE.
1. Edna S., b. June 4, 1890.
2. James R., b. May 25, 1S92.
4. Sarah E., b. Aug. 4, 1856; mar. July 3, 1876, Rev. Francis
Mansfield.
ISSUE.
1. Clarence, b. June 5, 1877.
2. Bertram, b. Dec. 23, 1884; d. y.
3. Harold, b. Sept. 16, 1889; d. y.
John C. Provost, b. May 18, 1S28; mar. June i, 1S54
Sarah A. Sharpe; d. July 12, 1894.
ISSUE.
1. Jane S., b. Mar. 4, 1855: d. Aug. 20, 18S0.
2. Irene S., b. June ig, 1859; d. Oct. 9, iSSo.
3. Sarah E., b. Dec. 2, 1861; d. Jan. 8, 1862.
4. John S., b. Feb. 15, 1863; mar. Oct. 20, 1S86, Minnie,
daughter of George \V. Demond.
ISSUE.
I. George Demond, b. Aug. 9, 1888.
5. Kate M., b. July 3, 1866; d. July 9. 1876.
6. David S., b. July 6, 1868; mar. Harriet Smith. He died
July 21, 1892, from an accidental gunshot wound.
83
1032
(II)
I033
(II)
I034
(lO)
I035
(10)
1036
(10)
I037
(9)
ISSUE.
1. Irene, b. Mar. 4, l88g.
2. Kate. b. Nov. 22, i8go.
7. Oscar S., b. Mar. 27, 1870.
8 Elbert P., b Sept. 17, 1871.
9. Louise A., b. May 22, 1876.
Peter C. Provost, b. September 7, 1830; mar. June 16,
1853, Catharine Mott; d. January 18, 1884.
1038
(10)
1039
(10)
1040
(10)
I04I
(10)
1042
(10)
1043
do)
1044
(10)
1045
(9)
1. Ann M., b. April I, 1854; mar. July 3, 1877, Charles S.
Rawson; no issue.
2. Sarah R., b. Aug. 25, 1855.
3. David B., b. Oct. 15, 1858; mar. June 26, 1883, Elizabeth
Butterfield; no issue.
4. Kate E., b. May 16, 1863.
5. Peter, b. Oct. 28, l868; d. .Sept 8, 1887
6. Samuel M., b. Oct. 28, 186S; d. Aug. 7, 1888.
Andrew Jackson Provost, b. N. Y. City, April 2, 1834;
mar. June 4, 1856, Harriet, daughter of Judge Obadiah
Titus, of Dutchess Co., N. Y.; Member of N. Y. State
Assembly, 1 85 9-1 861; member of Brooklyn Board of Edu-
cation, 1864-1868; School Commissioner of Queens Co.,
1 874-1 87 8; Justice of the Peace, Queens County, and
Police Judge, Queens County, eight years; President Board
of Education, Fifth District, Flushing, five years. Member
of L.I. Historical Society and of the Hanover and Amphion
Clubs. Admitted to the Bar in 1856, and still in active prac-
tice, having offices. Temple Court, N. Y. City. For past
ten years has been in the Consistory of First Reformed
Church, of Brooklyn; was made a Master Mason in 1856;
Royal Arch, 1870; Knighted a Templar, 1886; raised
32° of the Scottish Rite, 1885; Crowned :i:i'', 1887; in
the Supreme Council, 1889-1890; Grand Commander-in-
Chief of New York State, 1887 to date; Representative of
Supreme Council of Great Britain, etc., to United States,
1887 to date. For genealogical record, see vol. v., 1890,
"American Ancestry," 1550 to 1890, and biographical re-
cord as lawyer, etc., see " New York Record," of June
14, 1894.
I. Ella, b. April 8, 1857; d. April 22, 1857.
1047 (10) 2. Florence, b. Aug. 15, 1859; mar. June 4, 18S0, J. Harris
Balston, graduate University of the City of New York and
Columbia Law School; for several years, and at present,
holding high positions in New York State Free Masonry.
ISSUE.
1048 (11) I. Jessie Richards, b. Mar. 26, 1881.
1049 (11) 2. Harold Provost, b. Feb. 22, 1883.
1050 (id 3. Andrew Provost, b. Nov. 10, 1884.
1051 (10) 3. Mai7 Louise, b. Way 19, 1862; d. Nov. 29, 1866.
1052 (10) 4. Andrew J. Provost, Jr., C.E.,b. November 7, 1867;
mar. October 7, 1891, Ada B. Balston, sister of J.
Harris Balston (1047). Graduate of Columbia Col-
lege, 1889; Civil Engineer, Department of Public
Works, Brooklyn, since 1889. "The New York
World," February 6, 1895, says: "Andrew J. Provost,
Jr., heads the list of forty-six who have successfully
passed the Civil Service examination for Civil En-
gineer. What adds to the distinction is that the
candidates came from all sections of the country,
and represented twenty different schools and col-
leges."
He was prominent in College Athletics; mem-
, ber Alumni Association School of Mines, Psi Upsi-
lon School of Mines, Holland, St. Nicholas and
Long Island Historical Societies and of Altair
Lodge, F. A. M.
ISSUE.
T053 (11) I. Ethel Balston, b. Oct. 22. 1892.
1054 (II) 2. Andrew Jay, b. Mar. 20, 1894.
1055 (10) 5. WilHam Douglass Provost, D. D. S., b. November
20, 1869. Graduate New York Dental College, 1891.
Member of New York Naval Battalion since its
organization.
1056 (9) vi. George W. Provost, b. April, 1836; d. 1839.
i°57 (9) vii. William Y. Provost, M. D., b. April 6, 1839; mar. May,
1868, Evelyn Talmadge.
Entered the U. S. Army as Volunteer Surgeon, 1861;
served under McClellan in all the Battles of the Peninsular;
in 1862, commissioned Assistant Surgeon of 159th N. Y.
Volunteers; in charge of Hospital at Baton Rouge, in 1863;
commissioned Surgeon and made a Brigade Surgeon; Opera-
tor-in-Chief at Battles of Irish Bend and Port Hudson; Medi-
cal Director on Staffs of Major-Generals Grover and Emory;
85
served under Generals McClellan, Burnside, Banks and Sheri-
dan; honorably discharged, July 29, 1865. In active practice
ever since in New York and Chicago.
ISSUE.
1058 (10) I. , b. Nov. 21, 1869.
1059 (10) 2. Frederick, b. — ■ , 1872.
1060 (10) 3. May, b. , 1876.
ISSUE — by second marriage.
1061 (9) viii. H.\RRiET A. Provost, b. June 29, 1856.
1062 (9) ix. David Provost, b. November 15, 1858; mar. October 4,
1887, Edith, daughter of James L. Wier; graduate Col-
umbia Law School, and now a practicing lawyer in New
York City.
mar. December 2,
ISSUE.
1063 (10)
I. Edith Madeleine, b. Oct. 19, 18S
1064 (10)
2. David Lawrence, b. June 17, iSc
1065 (9) X.
Ida E. Provost, b. April 12, i
1885, Ashton C. Clarkson.
ISSUE.
1066 (10)
:. Gladys E., b. Dec. 12, 1887.
1067 (10)
2. Harriet A., b. Nov. 29, 1889.
1068 (8) Sa.muel Provost {802), bap. June 20, 1795; mar. Mary
Conklin.
ISSUE.
1069 (9) i. William Duncan Provost, b. ; mar. ,
1847, Emerilla Hunt; d. , 1859.
ISSUE.
1070 (10) I. William Henry, b. May 7, 1848; mar. April 15, 1872, Sarah
J. Covert; enlisted in U. S. Navy and served through the
Rebellion.
ISSUE.
1071 (II) I. Adelade .A,., b. Dec. 20, 1S72.
1072 (11) 2. Ida P., b. Feb. 22, 1874.
1073 (11) 3. Ezra H., b. Nov. 14, [876.
1074 (11) 4. William H., b. Jan. 22, 1878.
1075 (11) 5- Isaac G., b. Mar. 31, 1881.
1076 (II) 6. Samuel O., b. Sept. 19, 1S84.
86
1077
(ti)
1078
(")
1079
(")
io8o
(II)
loSi
(10)
1082
(10)
1083
(9)
1085 (10
10S6 (10
1087 (10)
1058 (10
1059 (10
logo (10
logi (10
1092 (10
1093 (10
1094 (10)
1095
7. Edwin A., b. Sept. 22, 1S86.
8. Ameila E., b. Aug. 3, 1888.
9. Philena J., b. Jan. 25, 1892; d. Oct. 24, 1894.
Frances, b.
Willii
H. Adai
3. Isaac G., b. , 1S54; unmarried.
Catharine Provost, b. November 15, 1S22; mar. Moses
Babcock; 2d, Levi S. Conklin.
ISSUE.
1. James P. Babcock, b. Dec. 25, 1837; enlisted in 1861, 95th
Vol. N. Y., served through the war, lost an arm in the
Second Battle of Bull Run.
2. Rueben Conklin, b. June 30, 1841.
3. Mary, b. Feb. 26, 1844; d. y.
4. Margaret, b. Mar. 26, 1846.
5. Samuel, b. Sept. 14, 184S; d. 1884.
6. Cornelius, b. Sept. 22, 1851; d. 1858.
7. Jessie, b. Mar. 5, 1854; d. y.
8. Malinda, b. Aug. 26, 1856; d. y.
9. Catharine, b. Oct. 24, 1858.
10. Fanny, b. Mar. 8, 1861.
11. Irene, b. May 26, 1863.
12. Colonel, b. , 1866; d. y.
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H^*-
DESCENDANTS OF
BENJAMIN PROVOST (19),
SARA BARENTS
AND
ELSJE ALBERTS.
CHAPTER IV.
1168 (4) Benjamin Provost (19), b. at Fort Good Hope; bap. June 17,
1645; mar. June 11, 1670, Sara Barents; 2d, November 5,
167 1, Elsje Alberts. From 1674 to 1691 lived in Ulster
County, N. Y. Was appointed first Supervisor of Kingston
by Gov. Dongan. In 1698 resided in N. Y. City, and in 1703
his family there consisted of five male and si.x female chil-
dren. May 8, 1725, Jacob Codebec, Anthony Demilt and
David Provost prayed letters of Administration on his estate.
ISSUE.
1 169 (5) i. David Provost, bap. March 6, 1671; d. y.
1 170 (5) ii. David Provost, bap. October 6, 1672; d. y.
1171 (s) iii. Magdalena Provost, bap. September 16, 1673; mar.
Gerrit Wouterszen.
ISSUE.
1. Benjamin, bap. Jan. 8, 1693; d. y.
2. Elsje, bap. May 13, 1694; d. y.
3. Benjamin, bap. Oct. 11, 1696; d. y.
4. Sara, bap. Jan. 5, 1698.
5. Benjamin, bap. Sept. II, 1700,
6. Elsje, bap. Feb. 23, 1704.
7. Helena, bap. Dec. 19 1705.
Elsje Provost, bap. June 15, 1677.
William Provost, bap. January 19, 1679.
Barbara Provost, bap. April 24, 1681; mar. August 31,
1705, Adrian Gouvertz; 2d, in 1713, Philipus Terneur.
issue.
1. Adrian Gouvertze, bap. July 3, 1706.
2. Elsje Terneur, bap, Sept. 11, 1715.
Alburtus Provost, bap. November 12, 16S2.
Eli as Provost, bap. November i, 1684.
Samuel Provost, bap. July 11, 1686.
David Provost, bap. November 13, 1687; d. y.
Maria Provost, bap. March 24, 16S9; n;ar. April 26,
1706, Anthony DeMilt.
II72
(6)
"73
(61
1 174
(6)
i'75
(6)
1176
(6)
1177
(6)
1178
(6)
1179
(S) iv.
1180
(S) V.
1181
(5) vi.
1182
(6)
1183
(6)
II 84 (5) vii
1 185 (5) vii
1 186
(5) ix.
1 187 (5) X.
II88
(S) xi.
ISSUE.
iiSg (6) I. Elsje, bap. Jan. 5, 1707; d. y.
1190 (6) 2. Isaac, bap. Dec. 25, 1707.
1191 (6) 3. Benjamin, bap. Feb. 5, 1710.
1192 (6) 4. Anthony, bap. Sept. 30, 1712.
1 193 (6) 5. Sara, bap. Jan. 3, 17 14.
1 194 (6) 6. Elsje, bap. April i, 1716.
1195 (6) 7. Elizabeth, bap. May 12, 1717.
1196 (6) 8. Marytje, bap. July 29, 1719.
1197 (6) 9. Anthony, bap. Oct. 11, 1721.
T198 (5) 10. Johannes, bap. Mar. 18, 1723.
1199 (5) xii. Cornelia Provost, bap. June 20, 1692; d. y.
1200 (5) .\iii. Elsje Provost, bap. April 8, 1694; mar. September 24,
1 7 18, William Carr.
ISSUE.
I20I (6) I. Elizabeth, bap. July 12, 1719.
1202 (5) xiv. Cornelia Provost, bap. September 16, 1696.
1203 (5) .\v. David Provost, bap. May 4, 1699.
1204 (5) xvi. Margareta Provost, b. about 1675; mar. October 21,
1695, J^cob Codebeck.
ISSUE.
1205 (61 I. Maria, bap. Aug. 2, 1696.
1206 (6) 2. Benjamin, bap. Feb. 19, 1699.
1207 (6) 3. Elsje, bap. Oct. 19, 1701.
1208 (6) 4. William, bap. June 21, 1704.
1209 (6) 5. Jacob, bap. July 7, 1706.
1210 (6) 6. Magdalena, bap. Jan. 30, 1712.
1211 (6) 7. Dinah, bap. Jan. 19, 1714.
1212 (6) 8. Naomy, bap. Jan. 16, 1726.
DESCENDANTS OF
ELIAS PROVOST (20)
CORNELIA ROOS.
CHAPTER V.
1307 (4) Elias Provost (20), b. New Amsterdam; bap. June, 1746;
mar. November3, 1672, Cornelia, daughter of Gerrit Jans Roos;
d. before 1686. His widow, November 22, i6y2, mar. Jacques
de Maree, of France.
ISSUE.
1308 (s) i. David Provost, bap. July 23, 1673.
i3°9 (5) ii- John Provost, bap. July 7, 1675; d. y.
13 10 (5) iii. Johannes Provost {1325), bap. September 27, 1676.
'311 (s) iv. Gerrit Provost, b. February 12, 1679; mar. September
21, 1704, Aeltie Roos; lived in Brooklyn near the ferry.
[See Lib. 3 of Deeds, Kings Co., p. 102; Will proven
1726, Lib. 10, p. 273.]
ISSUE.
1. Aegidus, b. about 1707; was resident of New York 1737.
[See Vol. II., p. 207, Grant Wilson's History.]
2. Margaretta, bap. Feb. 4, 1705; mar. Cornelius Filkins.
ISSUE.
I. Aletta, bap. Feb. I, 1730.
3. Elizabeth, bap. Oct. i, 1710; mar. Jan. i.), 1734, Cornelius
Vonk.
ISSUE.
I. Hendrick, bap. April 27, 1737.
Aeltie Provost, bap. May 22, 1681; mar. May 5, 1711,
Alburtis Houlst.
ISSUE.
1. Hilletje, bap. April 13, 1712; d. y.
2. Hilletje, bap. Feb. 22, 1713.
3. Cornelia, bap. May 8, 1715.
4. Marytje, bap. May 10, 1719.
E.mmerentie Provost, bap. March 7, 1683; mar. Decem-
ber 7, 1711, Isaac Verplanck; 2d, July 17, 1725, Gerrit
Roos.
ISSUE.
1323 (6) I. Isaac Verplanck, bap. March 8, 1713.
1324 (6) 2. Cornelia Verplanck, bap. July 29, 1716.
1324a (6) 3. Abraham Verplanck, bap. Oct. 19, 1718; d. Nov. 28, 1742.
1324b (6) 4. Abigail Verplanck, bap. Oct 30, 1720; d. 1729.
1324c (5) 5. Pieter Roos, bap. May 8, 1726.
95
1312
(6)
1313
(6)
I3I4
(7)
I3I5
(6)
I3I6
(7)
1317
(s)
I3I8
(6)
I3I9
(6)
1320
(6)
I32I
(6)
1322
(5)
John Vigne, who, in 1614, was the first child born of
European parents in the Dutch Colony, by Will devises to
Emmerentie, daughter of Elias and Cornelia Provost, a house
and lot in what is now known as Pine Street.
1325 (5) Johannes Provost (1310), bap. September 27, 1676; mar.
March 25, 1701, Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel Bailey, of New-
town, L. I.; 2d, June 25, 1718, Sara, daughter of Josiah and
Sara (Wright) Latting, of Oyster Bay; May 18, 1719, his
father-in-law deeded to him a lot in the "Old Purchase" of
Oyster Bay, it being a farm of seventy-five acres on the high-
way near Jericho.
ISSUE.
1326 (6) i. Elias Provost, bap. January 14, 1702.
1327 (6) ii. Nathaniel Provost (1334), bap. August 29, 1703.
1328 (6) iii. Cornelia Provost, bap. September 23, 1705; d. y.
1329 (6) iv. Johannes Provost (1341), bap. December 28, 1707.
1330 (6) V. Cornelia Provost, bap. January 24, 1710, at Hacken-
sack, N. J.; mar. July 23, 1736, Peregrine Van Imburg.
ISSUE.
1331 (7) I. Effie, bap, Jan. 30, 1737.
1332 (7) 2. Katrina, bap. Nov. 5, 1738.
1333 (6) vi. Margaretta Provost, bap. August 12, 1712.
1334 (6) Nathaniel Provost (1327), bap. August 29, 1703; mar.
Moore, and had issue.
1335 (7) '■ Robert Provost.
1336 (7) ii. Nathaniel Provost, b. ; mar.
[See Will, Lib. 34, p. 7, N. Y., proven June 10, 1780,
describes himself as of Newtown, and names children,
and appoints his uncle, Nathaniel Moore, executor.]
1337 (8) I- John Provost.
^33^ (8) 2. Robert Provost.
1339 (8) 3- Nathaniel Provost, who married Rebecca Hallett.
1340 (8) 4. Elizabeth Provost.
1341 (6) Johannes Provost (1329), b. December 28, 1707; mar. May
23, 1736, Elizabeth Youngs, of Oyster Bay, L. I.
Thomas Youngs, of Oyster Bay, was a man of distinction
and wealth, and had considerable property at Oyster Bay,
where many of his descendants still reside. His son, John
Youngs, married January 30, 1690, Ruth Elliott, of Stamford,
Connecticut, and settled and lived there until after 17 10.
He had two sons, Thomas and Samuel, and a daughter Eliza-
beth. Elizabeth was born at Stamford, May 30, 17 10.
John Youngs, upon the death of his father, removed to
Oyster Bay, and his daughter Elizabeth there married, in 1736,
John Provost.
We can learn but little of the subsequent history of John
and Elizabeth Provost, or how many children they had, or
when or where born.
It is certain, however, that John Provost and his wife went
to Stamford and resided there, probably upon land which
Elizabeth inherited from her father, John Youngs.
The families of John Youngs, John Provost and Stephen
Bishop were intimate socially, and also had business trans-
actions with each other.
We find that James Youngs, who was a son of either
Thomas or Samuel, is named in 1775, with Stephen Bishop,
upon the Stamford Committee of Safety. The Reverend
Stephen Bishop was widely known throughout the Colonies as
a man of learning, wealth and patriotism. That the sons of
John Provost were welcomed into such a family as sons-in-
law goes far towards proving that they were men of good
standing, socially and intellectually.
ISSUE.
1342 (7) i. Samuel Provost (1350), b. about 1740; served in 9th
Regiment Connecticut Militia, in Revolutionary War;
discharged December 24, 1776. In same company were
Thomas, Abraham and Samuel Youngs, and Samuel
Bishop.
1343 (7) ii. Daniel Provost (1450), b. May 9, T753; enlisted July 21,
1775. '■'' 7th Regiment, Connecticut Militia; discharged
December 24, 1775; re-enlisted March i, 1777, for the
War of the Revolution; was in service until December
31, 1 781; in 1834 was invalid pensioner.
135° (7) Samuel Provost (1342), b. about 1740; mar. January 5,
1764, Sarah Bishop.
ISSUE.
1351 (S) i- Samuel Provost, b. about 1766; mar. February 16, 1789,
Abigail Waterbury; 2d, October, 1815, Annie Sherwood;
died ; was pensioner 1832 and in 1840, when age
is given as 75 years.
ISSUE.
1352 (9) I. William, b. about 1802; mar. Maria Scofield; 2d, Sarah
Pitcher.
ISSUE.
1353 (10) I. Charles, b.
1354 (9) 2. Mary, b. Sept. 27, 1817; mar. Jan. 23, 1S40, Joshua
Knapp.
ISSUE.
1355 (10) I- Sylvester, b. March 23, 1842.
1356 (9) 3. John, b. Sept. 23, 1S20; mar. Eliza Sillick.
ISSUE.
1357 (lO) I. Sarah, b. Jan. 1S45; mar. February, 1869, John
Barlow.
1358 (II)
I. Robert, b. May—, 1870.
1359 (ro)
2. Ida, b. Jan. 13, 1855.
1360 (10)
3. Henry S., b. July 11, 1856; mar. Nov. 7, 1888,
H. Louise Brennan.
ISSUE.
1361 (11)
I. Ruth, b. April 3, i8gi.
1362 (11)
2. Natalie, b. March 24, 1893.
1363 (lo)
4. Anna, b. Jan. — , 185S.
1364 (8) ii.
John
died]
1852.
ISSUE.
1365 (9) I- Nancy, b. ; mar. Benj. .Slausen.
ISSUE.
1366 (10) I. Eliza, b.
1367 (10) 2. George, b.
1368 (9) 2. Maria, b. ; mar. Elias Dickson.
1369 (10) ISSUE. — 10 children.
1370 (9) 3- Samuel, b. Nov. 10, 1796; mar. Electa Miller; d. Jan. 13,
1886.
ISSUE.
1371 (10) I. Eliza Jane, b. Feb. 22, 1827; mar. George Palmer.
ISSUE.
1. George.
2. Electa.
3. Lilly.
4. Eliza.
2. Matilda, b. Nov. 27, 1830; mar. Daniel Randall.
ISSUE.
1. David.
2. Robert.
3. Ophelia.
4. Samuel.
3. John Robert, b. June 3, 1S35; mar. March 21, 1892,
Caroline Mead.
1372 (II)
1373 (11)
1374 (II)
1375 (II)
1376 (10)
1378 (II)
1379 (")
1380 (II)
I38I (II)
1382 (10)
1384 (II)
1385 (II)
1386 (II)
13S7 (9)
1388 (II)
1389 (II)
i3go (12)
1391 (12)
1392 (II)
1393 (11)
1394 (II)
1395 (II)
1396 (II)
1397 (9>
1398 (11)
1399 (II)
1400 (II)
1401 (12)
1402 (II)
1403 (12)
1404 (12)
1405 (9)
1406 (11)
1407 (II)
1408 (II)
1409 (9)
1410 (9)
4. Mary E., b. Oct. 21, 1837; mar. George Crabb; 2d,
William Fagan; d. April 13, 1891.
ISSUE.
1. Josephine Crabb.
2. Matilda Crabb.
3. Bertha Fagan.
4. John, b. ; mar. Sally Curtiss; d. 1890.
ISSUK.
1. Louisa, b. ; mar. Augustus I.ockwood.
2. Sarah Ann, b. ■ — ; mar. Wm. Duncan.
ISSUE.
1. Alfonso.
2. Caroline.
3. Andrew, b. ; enlisted September, 1861;
wounded Oct. 22, 1862; discharged March
28, 1863; mar. Eliza McDonald.
4. Phebe, b. ; mar. Sillick Jones.
5. Marietta, b. ; mar. Franklin Webb.
6. Louisa, b. ; mar. Charles Hoyt.
7. Harriet E., b. ; mar. Charles Webb.
5. Thomas, b. ; mar. Almira Stevens; d. 1870.
ISSUE.
1. Anna M.,b.
2. George, b.
3. Cephas, b. ; mar. Henrietta Avery.
ISSUE.
I. Fitch, b.
4. Louis, b. ; mar. Mary Avery.
ISSUE.
1. Phebe, b.
2. Jane.b. ; mar. De Witt Roscoe.
6. Stephen, b. ; mar. Betsey Curtiss.
ISSUE.
1. Georgetta, b. ; mar. Oliver Force.
2. Mary, b. ; mar. WilUam Vincent, of
Brooklyn, Druggist.
3. Meade, b.
7. Betsey, b. ; mar. Seth Seely.
8. Alexander, b. Mar. 31, 1813; mar. Oct. tg, 1837, Phebe
Curtiss.
99
I4II (ii)
1412 (II)
I4I3
(12)
I4I4
(12)
I4I5
(12)
I4I6
(12)
I4I7
ill)
I4I8 (II)
I4I9
(12)
1420
(II)
I42I
(12)
1422
(II)
1423
(11)
1424
(12)
1425
(12)
1426 (8)
1427
(8)
1428
(8)
ISSUE.
1. Norman Provost, b. August 2, 1837;
enlisted August 12, 1861, 6th Connecti-
cut Volunteers; promoted, step by step,
to I St Lieutenant, May 31, 1864; was
wounded and holds a medal given for
gallant conduct during the war.
2. Chauncey, b. April 2, 1841; mar. Josephine
Stevens.
ISSUE.
1. Alice, b.
2. Frank, b.
3. Harry, b.
4. Clarence, b.
3. Almira F., b. Mar. 26, 1S47; d. April 28, 1851.
4. Cyrus M., b. Feb. 2, 1849; mar. Feb. 2, 1881,
Emma Boody.
ISSUE.
I. Herbert, b.
5. Pauline C, b. Aug. 21, 1S52; mar. W. H. Curtis.
ISSUE.
I. Ella.
6. Ward B., b. May 15, 1855; unmarried.
7. Ella J., b. June 12, 1858; mar. Dec. 27, 1880,
Alonzo Wicks.
ISSUE.
1. Clifford, b.
2. Pauline, b.
iii. Thomas Provost, b.
iv. Harry, b. September 22, 1791.
V. Alanson, b.
Thomas (1426), Harry (1427), and Alanson (1428), served
in the War of 181 2-14; discharged May, 1815. Thomas was
pensioner, 1832.
1450 (7) Daniel Provost (1343), b. May 9, 1753; mar. February 17,
1784, Elizabeth Bishop, sister of Sarah, wife of Samuel (1350).
ISSUE.
1451 (8) i. William Provost, b. March 9, 1785; mar. December 22,
iSoS, Lydia Jones.
ISSUE.
1452 (g) I. William J., b. Nov. 13, 1809; mar.
100
1453 (lo)
1454 (10)
1455 (9)
1456 (9)
1463 (10)
1464 (10)
1465 (II)
1466 (II)
14663(12)
1467 (n)
146S fio)
1469 (10)
1470 (II)
1506 (9)
1507 (9)
15073(10)
1508 (9)
i5o8a(io)
1 508b (10)
1508c (10)
i5o8d(io)
i5o8e(io)
ISSUE.
1. Willie.
2. Annie.
2. John Voungs Provost (1569), b. Oct. 13, 1811.
3. Charles E. Provost, b. Aug. 15, 1S13; enlisted Aug. 22, 1861,
as private; promoted April 27, 1864; captured Aug. l6,
1S64, at Deep Run, Va. ; released Feb., 1S65; died Feb.
23, 1S65.
4. Harriet E. Provost, b. Dec. 31, 1815; mar. April 13, 1836,
John S. Studwell; d. Jan. 18, 1861.
ISSUE.
Nine children, all of whom are deceased except
1. Anna E., b. Dec. 31, 1836.
2. William Washington, b. March 22, 1839;
mar. September 19, 1863, Augusta V. Stud-
well; served in the Connecticut National
Guard; honorably discharged as Captain
June
20, If
ISSUE.
1. Bradford, b. Feb. 2, 1866; d. y.
2. EauraE.,b. Oct. 4, 1867; mar. March 20, 1888,
Arthur G. Jessup.
ISSUE.
1. Edith A., b. Jan. 14, 1889.
3. Henry A., b. Aug. 4, 1874.
3. Charles H., b. March i, 1841.
4. Harriet A., b. Aug. 5, 1852; mar. Feb. 26, 1890,
Harry Weed.
ISSUE.
I. Matilda, b. Jan. 9, 1892.
5. Henry S. (1585), b. May 26, 1818.
6. Caroline M., b. July 17, 1820; mar. July 20, 1841, Ebenezer
22; mar. Henry E. Scofield.
Wilmot.
ISSUE.
I.
Charles E., b.
[.ydia
Ann, b.
about :
ISSUE.
I.
Emily,
b.
2.
Nellie,
b.
3-
Frank,
b.
4
Willie,
b.
5-
Arthur
. b.
8. George Rowley (1519), b. about 1826.
9. Farnham A., b. Oct. 6, 1828; unmarried.
10. Daniel E., b. Feb. 14, 1831; mar. Dec. 24, 1862, Sarah Oak-
ley Haviland. Is a prominent dentist of Sing Sing, N. Y.
ISSUE.
1. Estelle li., b. Jan. 2, 1864.
2. Helen C, b. Nov. 22, 1865.
3. Florence E., b. Jan. 26, 1867.
4. Charles B., b. Jan. 2, 1870; mar. Oct. 13, 1893.
ISSUE.
I. Dorothy Jean, b. Aug. 7, 1894.
5. Caylor, b. April 14, 1872; d. y.
6. Miriam, b. Jan. 7, 1874.
George Rowley Provost (1509), b. ; mar. April,
1848, Harriet .Sigler.
mar. Edwin H. Gould
mar. Susan Gorman.
ISSUE.
1. Agnes Maria, b.
ISSUE.
r. Maud Isabel.
2. Arthur.
3. Mabel I^ouise.
4. Edwin.
2. George Thurber, b. -
ISSUE.
1. Edith.
2. Frank.
3. Susie.
4. Clarence.
5. George.
3. Isabel Lindley, mar. her cousin, Frank G. Provost (1586).
4. Alice Clayton, b. ; mar. Wm. II. Barrett.
ISSUE.
1. Irene.
2. Howard.
3. Lottie Isabel.
4. William.
5. Mildred.
5. Hattie Louise, b. ; mar. James H. Kelly.
ISSUE.
1. George H.
2. Frank.
3. Charles.
4. Edna.
6. Frank, b.
1544 (8) ii. Elizabeth Provost, b. July 3, 1787; mar. Waring.
ISSUE.
1544a (g) I. Henry, b.
1544b (9) 2. Charles, b.
1545 (S) iii. Levi Provost, b. February 26, 1790; mar. ;
served in AVar of 181 2.
ISSUE.
1545a (9) I. Betsey Ann, b.
1545b (9) 2. Emily, b.
1545c (9) 3- George, b.
1546 (8) iv. Stephen Bishop Provost, b. April 23, 1792; mar. April 5,
182 1, Catharine Tilman of N. Y.; served as Corporal in
War of 1812; died
ISSUE.
1547 (9) I. Stephen H. Provost, b. January 23, 1822; mar. Elizabeth
Clark; died 1S94.
ISSUE.
1548 (10)
I. Anna Clark, b. ; ,
1549 (10)
1550 (10)
3. John Henry, b.
I55I (10)
4. Hull Clark, b.
1552 (9) 2- Christopher T. Provost, b. April 27, 1823; mar. Novem-
ber 20, 187 1, Eliza Morrison.
ISSUE.
1552a (10) I. Eva Marion, b. Jan. 14, 1874.
1553 (9) 3- Daniel Rufus Provost, b. June 11, 1825.
1554 (9) 4. Charles A. Provost, b. August 9, 1827; d. y.
155s (9) 5- John W. Provost, b. December 14, 1829; mar. Frances
Frost; d. Sept. 29, i888.
ISSUE.
1. Mary E.,b. April 16, 1856; unmarried.
2. Warren, b. Dec. 25, 1856; mar. Eva Ermore.
ISSUE.
1. Warren, b. March 2, 1882.
2. Edna R., b. Feb. 27, 1887.
3. Russell, b. May 7, 1890.
3 Ella K., b. May 21, 1861; mar. Warren Chicester; no issue.
4. George Dunham, b. April 6, 1863.
5. Cornelius W., b. July 14, 1865; mar. Nov. 19, 1891, Alice
L. Smith.
1556 (10)
1557
(10)
I55S (II)
1559
(II)
1560
(II)
I56I
(10)
1562
(10)
1563
(10)
1564 (9) 6. Mary Provost, b. April 9, 1831; d. y.
1565 (9) 7. Mary C. Provosi', b. April 12, 1S33; mar. Edward H.
Scofield.
ISSUE.
1566 (lo) I. Minnie, b.
1567 (9) 8. Elizabeth J. Provost, b. March 5, 1835; mar. Hiram
Taylor.
1568 (9) 9. Julia F. Provost, b. October 2, 1838; d. March 5,
1845. [See Will of Cath. Tilman Provost, N. Y., Lib. 205, p.
417.]
'569 (9) John Youngs Provost (1455), b. October 13, 1811; mar.
November 24, 1834, Mary Wilmot; 2d, October 24, 1877,
Elizabeth B. Solley; d. January 8, 1892.
ISSUE.
[570(10) i. Mary E. Provost, b. August 15, 1835; mar. May 14, 1854,
Joseph L. Chapman.
ISSUE.
1. Tames H., b. March 13, 1856.
2. Addie F., b. Nov. 19, 1858; mar. Geo. B. Howard.
3. Frank P., b. Sept. 2, i86.); mar. Margaret L. Bundick.
4. Lizzie v., b. March 11, 1862; d. y.
Anna A. Provost, b. June 28, 1838; mar. November
27, 1867, Theodore Fox.
ISSUE.
1. Farnham C, b. Jan. 2g, 1869.
2. Albert G., b. June 27, 1877.
Eliza F. Provost, b. September 16, 1840; mar. Febru-
ary 3, 1864, Bradley N. Banks.
ISSUE.
1. Walter P., b. June 27, 1867; mar. Mary E. Lundie.
2. Stanley C, b. March 28, 1871; d. y.
3. Cora May, b. April 24, 1873; mar. Albert E. Porter.
1583 (10) iv. John H. Provost, b. June 27, 1848; mar. December 28,
1870, Julia M. Olmstead; 2d, October 25, 1881, Annette
Evans.
I57I (II)
1572 (11)
1573 (11)
1574 (II)
1575 (1°)
1576 (11)
1577 (II)
1578(10)
1579 (II)
I5S0 (II)
I58I (11)
15S4 (II) I. Harold E., b. Aug. 4,
[585 (9) Henry S. Provost (1506), b. May 26, 181
Sarah Ann Sigler; d. about 1880.
mar. in 1
853,
1586 (10)
1587 (II)
Frank G. Provost, b. November 26, 1854; mar. Isabel
L. Provost, his cousin (1531).
ISSUE.
I. Ethel R., b.
William C. Provost, b.
Carrie M. Provost, b.
Emma Provost, b. ; d. y.
V. Louis S. Provost, b. ; mar.
vi. Evelyn Provost, b. ; mar. Ogden.
vii. Arthur M. Provost, b.
viii. Harry D. Provost, b.
; d. ; no issue.
not married.
■*-H
^>*-
CHAPTER VI.
1600 (3) Elias Provost (8), b. 1602.
David Provost (28), in his genealogical notes written in
1724 (Note A), says: Elias (8) was the eldest brother of David
(10), and had the same "scholarly education; that on coming
to this country he settled at Fort Orange (Albany). Johannes
Provost and his family, some living here in New York and some
at Albany, are his descendants."
We have been unable to ascertain the date when Elias (1600)
came to this country, or the date of the birth of Johannes,
who, as would appear by the above record, was his only child.
1 601 (4) Johannes Provost, b. probably about 1630, was Assistant
Commissary of the Colony in 1653; is recorded as a man of
"superior education, and a penman excelled by none in the
country." In 1656 was appointed Secretary of Vice-Direc-
tor Johannes de la Montagne, who married Agnietje Gillis,
the sister of Margaretta, wife of David Provost (10), and
accompanied the Vice-Director to Albany, where he resided
until 1680. While there he was, 1656 to 1664, Notary Public;
1664 to 1675, Secretary of Albany, Rensselaerswyck and Schen-
ectady; 1678, Sheriff of Albany County.
For many years he was Clerk of the only Courts of the
Colony. In 1688- 1689 he was Assistant Alderman of the
Southward of New York City; was a member of the Council
of Acting Governor Liesler in 1690, and was commissioned
after the Schenectady massacre to proceed to Albany with
160 soldiers to take charge of the Fort at Albany and to con-
trol the affairs in that vicinity.
Upon the downfall of Liesler he was imprisoned and his
property confiscated. On his release he went to The Hague,
and after able, manly and persistent efforts his services in
behalf of his late chief were rewarded by the British Govern-
ment. The judgment of attainder against Liesler and his
followers was set aside and their property restored.
Notwithstanding the serious charges made against Liesler,
and those serving under him, no word derogatory to the honor
and integrity of Johannes Provost is to be found in the public
documents of that day. He is certified by the authorities to
the British Government as "a merchant of New York City, of
considerable estate, who has lived there these fifty years in
good repute."
He married Sara, daughter of Major Aliram Staats, Surgeon
of Albany who was prominent in official life, 1644 to 1694,
and largely interested in vessels navigating the Hudson; 2d,
June 25, 1685, in New York, Sarah Webbers [see their joint
Will, N. Y., Liber — , p. • — ] ; 3d, July, 1687, Anna Mauritz.
He was living in New York City in 1698.
He was a member of the Dutch Church of Albany, and
probably all his children were there baptized. As no record
of baptisms in this Church prior to 1683 are to be found, it is
uncertain how many children he had, or when born. That he
left descendants in Albany and in New York is asserted by
David in 1724 (note A). He died in New York, and letters
of administration were granted in March, 1706. Purple, p. 24,
gives him credit for four children, one being Isaac, bap. in
Albany, September 23, 1683. So far as we can we deem it
safe to follow Purple.
ISSUE.
1602 (5) i. David Provost, b. ; died about 1702. Mas-
ter of sloop "Elizabeth," trading on Hudson River, 1701.
Hattie, perhaps his widow, was registered in New York,
1703, as a widow and the head of a family with two male
and four female children.
ISSUE.
1603 (6) I. Abraham Provost, from Albany, mar. in New York, May
27, 1701, Janeken Meyer. In August, 1704, was Captain
of sloop "Elizabeth." [Will proven 1766, Lib. 5, p. 515,
names children following.]
ISSUE.
1604 (7) I. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 24, 1703.
1605 (7) 2. Johannes, b. March 21, 1705; appointed by King George II.,
175S, as Justice of the Peace for Albany County, re-ap-
pointed, same office, 1762, by George III. Will proven
1771, names ivife, Catrina, and brothers, viz.:
1606 (7) 3. Hendrick, bap. Sept. 28, 1707.
1607 (7) 4. Samuel, bap. May 24, 1710.
t6o8 (7) 5. Abraham, bap. May 10, 1714.
1609 (7) 6. Jacob (1634), bap. Aug. 28, 1715.
108
i6i6
(8)
1617
(8)
1618
(S)
1619
(8)
1620
(7)
1621
(7)
1622
(7)
1623
(s)
1610 (7) 7. Isaac, bap. at Catskill, Oct. 10, 1718. All except
Hendriclc were living in Coxsackie in 1747.
1611 (5) ii. Isaac Provost, bap. Albany, September 23, 1683; d.
ISSUE. (Probable.)
1612 (6) I. Robert, b. April Ig, 1704; mar. Dec. 14, 1729, AdrianaPaul.
Lived in New York City in 1738, when he appeared as
" Freeman."
ISSUE.
1613 (7) I. Johannes, b. Nov. 11, 1730; d. Oct. 8, 1831; mar.
Margaretta Van Hoorn; was living at Hackensack,
N. J., in 1752.
ISSUE.
1613a (8) I. Samuel, bap. Dec. 17, 1752. Samuel {1624)
and wife, Maritie, were witnesses at this
baptism.
1614 (7) 2. Annatje, b. June 20, 1734; mar. Jan. 12, 1754, Will-
iam Bull; d. Oct. 20, 1769.
1615 (7) 3. Robert, b. March 22, 1737; mar. Oct. 3, 1765, Phebe
Plume, of Newark, N. J,; d. Aug. 17, 1796.
Was master of the merchant ship " York" in
1767; a picture of this ship under full sail is
owned and prized by his grandson, Ruben
M. (1694); was an Ensign, Paymaster and
Quartermaster in the Army of the Revo-
lution.
ISSUE.
1. Margaret, b. July 15, 1766; d. 1770.
2. Robert (1682), b. March 2, 1770.
3. Phebe, b. March 29, 1772; d. March 17, 1801.
4. Johanna, b. Nov. 20, 1775; d. 1777.
4. Elizabeth, b. April 6, 1742; d. 1752.
5. Margareta, b. July 14, 1744; d. 1752.
6. Magdalena, b, March 7, 1750; d. 1752.
Jacorus Provost, from Albany; physician in New York
1698; mar. June i, 1699, Maria Vanderpoel, of Albany;
d. 1732, in New Jersey.
ISSUE.
(6) I. Samuel, b. 1701, in New York; mar. March 22, 1722, Maritie
Meyer, of Hackensack, N. J.
ISSUE.
1624a (7)
I. Jannetje, bap. Sept. 28,
1740.
[625 (6)
2. Sarah, b. ; mar. Jai
Albany.
a. 30, 1724, Jobs
i626 (6) 3. Abraham, bap. Dec. ig, 1711.
1627 (6) 4. Jacob, bap. Aug. 30, 1713.
[628 (5) iv. Agnietie Provost, from Albany; mar. November 12,
1696, Johannes Narbery.
ISSUE.
1629 (6) I. Johannes, bap. .March 30, 1699; d. y.
1630 (6) 2. Sara, bap. May I, 1700; mar. Nov. i, 1718, Jacobus Kier-
stede.
ISSUE.
1630a (7) I.
1630b (7) 2.
1630C (7) 3-
Upon Sara's death her husband married Elizabeth,
daughter of Rip Van Dam.
l630d (6) 3. Johannes, bap. Oct. 25. 1702.
1631 (6) 4. Pieter, bap. April 2g, 1705.
1632 (6) 5. Samuel, bap. April 13, 1707.
1633 (6) 6. Annatje, bap. March 20, 1709.
[634 (7) Jacob Provost (1609), b. August 28, 1715; mar.
1635 (8) i.
Catharine Provost, b. ; mar. Perry.
1636 (8) ii.
Abraham Provost, b. about 1740; mar. Staats.
ISSUE.
1637 (9)
Jacob, b. ; mar. Van Hoesen.
1638 (9)
Elsie; mar. Jacob Van Waart.
1639 (9)
Eleanor; mar. Gardiner.
1640 (9)
Elizabeth; mar. Casper Sporr.
1641 (9)
Maria; mar. Eaverson.
1642 (9)
6.
Mary; mar. 1st, Van Buskirk; 2d, Outhsout.
1643 {9)
7-
Catharine; mar. Francis Clough.
1644 (9)
8.
Samuel, b. Sept. 8, 1787; mar. Hannah Halenbeck.
1645 (10)
I. Ann, b. 1807; mar. John Clough.
1646 (10)
2. John, b. 1809; mar. Sarah Halenbeck.
ISSUE.
1647(11) I. Catharine Christina; never married.
1648 (11) 2. Harriet; mar. Bleeker Canfield.
1649 (11) 3. Caroline Jane; mar. Richard Roberts.
1650 (10) 3. Eleanor L., b. 1814; mar. John Stebbins.
1651 (10) 4. Abraham, b. Sept. 4, 1816; mar. Martha Teets.
1652 (II) a. John Edward rrovost, b. March, 1840; mar.
Catharine J. Cavanagh; 2d, Mary E. Col-
ville; d. Aug. 29, 1894.
ISSUE.
1653 (12) I. Abraham Alonzo, b. 1864; mar. Annie
Weidner.
ISSUE.
1654 (13) I. Catharine Jane.
1655 (12^ 2. Joseph; d. y.
1656 (12) 3. David Henry; d. y.
1657 (11) b. David Henry Provost, b. 1843; mar. 1st, Han-
nah Morehouse; 2d, Jane Wiltsie; d. March
27, 1893.
ISSUE.
1658 (12) I. George W.,b. July 22, 1866; mar. Alice
Carey.
1659 (12) 2. Annie, b. January, 1871; mar. Tracy
Whiting.
1660 (12) 3. Minnie, b. March, 1874; mar. Geo. Man-
deville.
1661 (12) 4. Harry; by 2d wife.
1662 (12) 5. Jennie; by 2d wife.
1663 (ix) c. Alonzo, b. 1845; never married.
Enlisted in 113th New York Regiment;
served in Civil War, and lost his life at
the Battle of Cold Harbor.
1664 (11) d. George Casper, b. June 6, 1846; mar. Margaret
A. Gordon.
1665 (12) I. Abraham, b. Nov. 17, 1868; mar. June
14, 1893, Clara K. Phillips.
ISSUE.
1666 (13) I. Ethel, b. April 3, 1894.
1667 (12) 2. Nettie G., b. May 9, 1873.
1668 (12) ' 3. Meadie Van Winkle, b. Nov. 2b, 1877.
l66g (ii) e. Phebe Ann.b. Jan. 25, 1S47; mar. James R.
Mansfield; have seven children.
1670 (n) f. Mary E , b. July 10, 1851; mar. W. H. Colville.
i670a(ii) g. Catharine L., b. .Sept. 22, 1848; mar. Wm. R.
Colville.
1671 (10) 5. Catharine M., b. Keb. 4, 1821; died unmarried.
1672 (10) 6. Rachel, b. June 11, 1823; mar. Caspar Clough and
has five children.
1673 (10) 7. Jacob II., b. Sept. 25, 1828; mar. Jan. i, 1857,
Angelina Sporr.
issiii;.
1674 (11) I. Catharine Ann, b. Oct. 2, 1857; mar. Sept. 23,
1880, Leland Smith.
ISSUE.
1. Arthur, b. September, 188 1.
2. Raymond, b. , 1894.
2. Elmer E., b. May 11, 1861; mar. ,
1894, Schoonmaker.
3. Gilmour, b. Aug. 28, 1863; d. y.
4. Franklin, b. Aug. 17, 1866; mar. Gussie Dexter.
ISSUE.
I. Edith, b. March 15, 1894.
5. Minnie, b. Dec. 22, 1869; d. y.
1682 (9) Robert Provost (1617), b. March 2, 1770; mar. Catharine
Wilse; d. June 3, 1852.
ISSUE.
1683(10) i. Robert Provost, b. January 22, 1800; d. August 5,
1853-
1684(10) ii. Margaret Provost, b. February 5, 1802; d. y.
1685 (10) iii. Phebe Provost, b. May 27, 1804; d. y.
1686(10) iv. James Wilkinson Provost, b. May 14, 1806; mar.
Susan McCulla; d. March 3, i860.
ISSUE.
1687 (11) I. Kate, b.
1688 (II) 2. Sarah, b.
1689 (n) 3. James, b. ; d. y.
1690 (11) 4. Charlotte, b. ; d. y
1675 (12)
1676 (12)
1677 (II)
1678(11)
1679 (11)
1680 {12)
1681 (n)
1691 (lo) V. Charlotte Provost, b. September 22, 1812; mar.
George Purdy; d. January 12, 1841.
ISSUE.
1692 (11) I. Robert Provost, b. Dec. 24, 1840.
1693(10) vi. M.\RTiN W. Provost, b. December 2, 1815; d. August
13, 1816.
1694(10) vii. Reuben M. Provost, b. December 2, i 815; mar. Septem-
ber 9, 1845, Louise E. Winants.
ISSUE.
l6g5 (11) I. Josiah W., b. Sept. 22, 1848; unmarried.
1696 (11) 2. Charlotte C, b. March 2, 1S51; d. y.
1697 (11) 3. Robert W., b. June 23, 1853; d. y.
I6g8 (11) 4. Laura E., b. Sept. 28, 1855; d. y.
1699 (11) 5. Mary Ella, b. March 5, 1858; mar. Feb. 9, 1882, Franklin
A. Carr.
ISSUE.
1700 (12) I. Roland Provost, b. Jan. 29, 1885.
1701 (11) 6. George Bryant, b. July g, 1861; mar. Nov. 4, 1891, Florence
M. Seaman.
-^-^^-^M*^^-*-
CHAPTER VII.
Among those of the name whom we have been unable to so
identify as to connect with either of the descendants of David
Provost (lo), or Ehas (8), we name the following, giving all
the data known to tlie author : —
1740 ( ) Adrian Provost, b. ; mar. November 23, 1706,
Antje Aswerus, and died before 1720, when his widow married
Wm. Davids.
ISSUE.
1741 ( ) I. Adrian Aswerus Provost, b. March 5, 1708.
1742 ( ) J0H.A.NNES Provost, who died at Albany, 1696.
1 743 ( ) Peter Provost, whose widow was in New York City in 1677.
The above were probably of the descent of Johannes (1601).
[750 ( ) Henry Provost, b. about 1789; mar. Mary ; d. about
1854; among his issue were :
Henry Provost, b. 1837.
Sarah Provost, b. September 20, 1839; d. ; no issue.
William Provost, b. September 11, 1841; no issue.
Edgar Provost, b. June 23, 1844; d. y.
Walter Moses Provost, b. July 6, 1S46; mar.
751 (
7.S2(
)ii.
753 (
7';4 (
)iii.
) '^'
755 (
)v.
1756 (
)
757 (
758 (
)vi.
)vii.
Alonzo Provost, b. February 12, 1849; not married.
Charles Provost, b. June 14, 1851; mar. ; d.
ISSUE.
1759 ( ) I- Harry.
1760 ( ) 2. Anna.
1761 ( ) viii. Franklin Provost, b. July 13, 1853; mar.
[15
1762 (
1763 (
1764 (
1765 (
1766 (
1767 {
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1769 (
1 77° (
i77i(
1772 (
1773 (
1774 (
1775 (
) ix. Edw
)x.
RD Provost,
Marcella
July 13, 1S56; mar. Novembers,
ISSUE.
1. Walter Luther, b. Aug. 17, 1883.
2. May Elizabeth, b. Nov. 8, 1 887.
James Provost, b. November 3, iS
ISSUE.
The data concerning the descendants of Henry Provost
(1750), was received from Mrs. Edward Provost, of 173 Willis
Avenue, New York.
From the similarity of names we believe this branch to be
also descendants from Johannes (1601).
CHAPTER VIII
Sir William Russell, desiring to drain the marsh and over-
flowed lands of his large estate, sent to Holland for expert
engineers. Among those engaged for this important work
was one of the descendants of William Provost, born in France,
1545; which one was so employed does not appear. It is
certain that quite a settlement of Hollanders was formed at
a place called "French Drove," Thorney, Cambridgeshire,
England. In their engagement they stipulated for freedom
in their religious views and worship. The tradition yet pre-
served among the descendants of this emigre to England is
precisely the same as our own as to the escape of their ances-
tor from the St. Bartholomew Massacre and his refuge in Hol-
land. This, and the data hereinafter recorded, was obtained
from Samuel P. Provost (1834), a prominent flour merchant of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
1800 ( ) David Provost, a descendant of the engineer of "French
Drove," was born at Gedney Hill, Lincolnshire, England.
ISSUE.
1801 ( ) I. James Provost, b. 1777; mar. in 1800, Ann Pullen,
(b. 1779); d. 1829.
ISSUE.
1803 ( ) I. James Provost, b. 1801.
1804 ( ) 2. Thomas Provost, b. 1803.
1805 ( ) 3. Ann Provost, b. 1805.
1806 ( ) 4. David Provost, b. 1807.
1807 ( ) 5. Sarah Tindal Provost, b. 1809.
1808 ( ) 6. Watson Provost (1811), b. May 31, 1812.
1809 ( ) 7. John Pullen Provost, b. 1814.
1810 ( ) 8. Louisa Provost, b. 1817.
1811 ( ) Watson Provost (1808), b. May 31, 1S12; mar. 1836, Mary
Watkinson, b. January 14, 18 12, in England.
ISSUE.
181 2 ( ) i. William Provost (1837), b. February 14, 1837.
1813 ( ) ii. Ann Pullen Provost, b. February 17, 1841; mpr. July
12, i860, James Phillips.
ISSUE.
1814 ( ) I. John McF., b. Feb. 15, 1861.
1815 ( ) 2. Watson Provost, b. April 7, 1863.
1816 ( ) 3. Mary Jane, b. Oct. 8, 1865; d. Feb. 18, 1871.
1817 ( ) 4. Robert Finan, b. March 8, 1S68.
1818 { ) 5. Annie C, b. Jan. 15, 1870; d. Feb. 21, 1871.
i8lg ( ) 6. George Henry, b. July 6, 1873; d. Dec. 20, 1S76.
1820 ( ) 7. Frank Reagan, b. Aug. 14, 1876.
1821 ( ) 8. Annie Mary, b. June 29, 1878.
1822 ( ) iii. James Provost, b. January 23, 1S43; mar. November 2,
1870, Lydia A. Burket.
1823 ( ) iv. Robert Watson Provost (1843), b. May 21, 1845.
1824 ( ) v. Mary Maria Provost, b. September 24, 1847; mar.
May 26, 1869, John Hess Burket.
ISSUE.
1S25 ( ) I. Charles Watson Burket, b. Sept. 2, 1870.
1826 ( ) 2. Homer A., b. Sept. 26, 1872; d. Dec. 29, 1872.
1827 ( ) 3. Marion W., b. Oct. ig, 1873; d. Jan. 6, 1881.
1828 ( ) 4. MaryE.,b March 13, 1S76.
1829 ( ) 5. John Wesley, b Dec. 4, 1878.
1830 ( ) 6. Daisy Elma, b. April 22, 1881.
1831 ( ) 7. Frank W.,b. July 21, 1883.
1S32 ( ) 8. Grace Irene, b. Sept. 25, 1885.
^833 ( ) vi. Charles Wright Provost (1851), b. March i, 1850.
1S34 { ) vii. Samuel Pullen Provost, b. March 4, 1852; mar. No-
vember 18, 1880, Nellie C. Thayer; 2d, January 16, 1895,
Margaret Hum.
ISSUE.
1835 ( ) I. Lora Louise, b. March 21. 18S3.
1836 ( ) 2. Nellie Beatrice, b. Sept. 29, 1885.
1837 ( ) William Provost (1812), b. February 14, 1837; mar. August
22, 1861, Rebecca E. Tidball.
ISSUE.
1838 ( ) I. Samuel, b. July 14. 1862; d. Oct. 2, 1863.
1839 ( ) 2. Ida May, b. Jan. 13, 1864.
1840 ( ) 3. Charles Wright, b. April n, 1865.
1841 ( ) 4. Watson Eli, b. May 31, 1868.
1842 ( ) 5. Ella Mary, b. Nov. 3, 1870.
1S43 { ) Robert Watson Provost (1823), b. May 21, 1845; mar.
May 25, 1869, Mary J. Phillips; d. June 7, 1884.
ISSUE.
1844 ( ) I. Edward Allen, b. June 20, 1870.
1845 ( ) 2. John Phillips, b. June 6, 1872.
1846 ( ) 3. George Watson, b. Nov. 13, 1873.
1847 ( ) 4- Emma, b. March 27. 1S76; d. Nov. 5, 1878.
1848 ( ) 5. Lillian Mary, b. Sept. 7, 1877.
1849 ( ) 6. Mary Mayne, b. Sept. 23, 1879.
1850 ( ) 7. Meluna, b. Oct. 26, 1881.
1851 ( ) Charles AVright Provost {1833), b. March i, 1850; mar.
September 19, 1872, Margaret M. Phillips.
ISSUE.
1852 ( ) I. Charles Howard, b. July 11, 1873; d. Dec. 28, 1878.
1853 ( ) 2. Samuel Watson, b. July 16, 1875.
1854 ( ) 3- Anna Maria, b. Aug. 14, 1877.
1855 ( ) 4. William James, b. Oct. 22, 1879.
1856 ( ) 5. John McFarland, b. May 12, 1883.
1857 ( ) 6. Robert Phillips, b. Aug. 14, 1885.
185S ( ) 7. Mary .Meluna, b. Dec. 27. 1887.
1859 ( ) 8- Lloyd Wright, b. Feb. 28, 1889.
l85o { ) 9. Raymond Claire, b. Nov. 3, 1891.
A John Provost, with his wife and family, came to America
from Scotland; they settled on the Brandy wine. Mr. Roderick
Provost (1907), of Philadelphia, informs us that the ancestor
of John Provost and his two brothers were driven from
France; that his grandfather, many years ago, corresponded
with his relatives, who then lived in New York. As there
were not any of the name here, not of our family, it would
thus seem that this Brandywine family were then recognized
as a part of our own. We have, however, been unable to
obtain the links which would connect them with the family
in France in 1572, or with the descendants of that family.
1890 ( ) John Provost, b. ; mar. Isabella , and had
issue, si.\ children, the youngest of whom w.is : —
1896 ( ) Alexander Provost, b. ; mar. Margaret Som-
mers.
ISSUE.
1896a ( ) I. Paul (1908).
1897 ( ) 2. Jacob (1905). _^
1898 ( ) 3. Isabella.
1 899 (
1900 (
igoi (
igo2 (
1903 (
1904 (
1905 (
1905a (
1905b (
1906 (
1907 (
1908 (
igo8a(
1909 (
1910 (
19. 1 (
1912 (
1913 (
1914 (
igi5 (
4. Amelia.
5. Charles.
6. Alexander.
7. John.
8. Francis.
9. Margaret.
Jacob Provost (1897), b. ; mar.
ISSUE.
1. John.
2. Catharine.
3. Isabella.
4. Roderick.
(The last gives us this data.)
Paul Provost (1896a), b. ; mar. Katharine
ISSUE.
1. Maddens.
2. Margaret.
3. Paul B. (1911), b. Dec. I, 1834.
Paul B. Provost (1910), b. December i, 1834; mar. March
30, 1857, Annie Sommers.
ISSUE.
1. Katharine; mar. Harry G. Jones.
2. Pearl Eloise; mar. Sept. 22, 1892, Thomas L. Wilson.
3. Mary S., b.
4. Fanny S., b.
(This data was received from Mrs. Wilson.)
Martin, son of Pierre Provost, from Montreuil, Sur Bois
Vincennes, Paris, settled in Canada about 1700, one of his
descendants.
197s ( ) i. Ambroise, b. about 1740.
ISSUE.
1976 (
I. Ambroise (1984), b. about 1762.
1977 (
2. Baptiste, b. about 1769.
ISSUE.
1978 (
I. Joseph.
1979 (
2. Baptiste.
1980 (
3. Francois.
igSi (
3. Joseph, b. about 1773; no issue.
1982 (
4. Louis (1990), b. about 1777.
1983 (
5. Beloni, b. about 1784.
1984 (
) Ambr
^,^^ t^^^^\ -u .-/;-. „„_
ISSUE.
1985 (
I. Baptiste; died without issue.
1986 (
„ rin^.-^n I, .
. esire, . , mar.
ISSUE.
1987 (
I. Desire.
1988 (
2. Clare.
1989 (
ISSUE.
19893 (
I. Ambroise.
1989b (
2. Sefroid.
990 (
) Louis
/ Q ^ K
^i9o2j, D. 1777! mar. ~
ISSUE.
1991 (
T • I,
I. Louis, D. ; mar.
ISSUE.
1992 (
I. Theophile.
1993 (
2. Louis.
1994 (
3. Simon.
1995 (
4. Ililaire.
1996 (
2. Joseph; mar. Archange Dauseieau.
ISSUE.
Joseph, b. Sept. 3, 1847; ordained Protestant Episco-
pal Minister, Chilicothe, Ohio, 1872; mar. Sara
Vennier.
ISSUE.
iggS ( )
I. Evangeline.
1999 (
2000 ( )
2. Vernon Joseph.
3. Fritz Florian.
2001 (
4. Alva Walter.
2002 (
5. Louise Germaine.
2003 (
6. Olga Bianca.
2004 ( )
7. Charles Chester.
2005 (
8. Paul Richard.
2oc6 (
g. Louis Adrian.
2007 (
2.
Nazaire.
2008 (
3-
Calixte.
2009 (
3. Hilaire; no issue.
The foregoing was received from the Rev. Joseph Provost,
Pastor of the Protestant Episcopal Mission Church, of Spring-
field, Mass.
That Pierre, the father of Martin, was a Huguenot, and
probably nearly connected with the family of William, of Paris,
is believed by the Rev. Joseph; but at this late day it would
be impossible to state if this is more than conjecture.
Note A. — When this work was nearly finished A. J. Provost, Jr.
(1052), discovered an old manuscript, presented in 1890 to the Genealog-
ical Society of New York, by Miss Elizabeth Jay, to whom it was given
by Mrs. Golden. This paper is a copy, written in 1742 by John Provost,
the father of Bishop Provost, of a record prepared by David Provost,
Mayor of New York, 1699, bearing date March 25, 1724. It is yellow
with age; but almost as perfect as when written in 1742. It begins : "A
genealogy; or short collection of the family of David Provoost, of the
City and Province of New York. * * * A true account of their
descent and offspring, so far as it has come to my hands, and as much
as I could gather and learn out of the several manuscripts left me by
my ancestors since the year * * * 1572."
Here follows the statements : That Guilhelmus, or William Provost,
born in Paris, tlien twenty-seven years of age, warned by a Colonel in
in the Army of the King, fled into Holland, thus escaping the St. Bar-
tholomew Massacre, in which many of his family perished. His mar-
riage in Holland, in 1574, with a French daughter, and the descent as
we give it to (10). The coming of David (10) to this country in 1624;
his return to Holland in 1626; his marriage, and the facts given by us
down to his death. He adds that from what he has seen and learned
from old papers, and from what has been told him by old people, David
(10) was an extraordinary penman, perfect in orthography; had a liberal
education, speaking Latin, French and Dutch equally well.
Then follows the marriage of David Provost (27), and the day and
hour of the births of his children. The author states that the data con-
cerningthe marriage of his father, David Provost (27), and of his children
was written in Dutch by his father, and translated by himself, and adds,
" I shall note all the brothers and sisters of the family, their marriages,
when and with whom, and how many children procreated to this date,
March 25, 1724." He, however, simply added his several marriages and
the data concerning his own family down to that date. His manuscript
came into the hands of his nephew, John (385), who laments the death
of his uncle before its completion, and promises to trace the family from
1724 to date. May 26, 1742. John, it is to be regretted, did not ful-
fill his promise, though he lived until 1767. An abstract, dated Novem-
ber 3, 1785, was written on one of the blank sheets, tracing the ancestors
of John (385) from 1545 down to his birth. The handwriting of which
resembles that of Bishop Provost. There are also annexed two original
letters written by John in 1736 to his mother.
This paper, written by such an authority upon such evidence, has
proven the truth of the family traditions. It establishes the fact, also.
that the only persons of the name in this country, known to the several
writers prior to 1742, were the descendants of David (10), and of those
of Johannes, son of Elias (8).
The early data prior to 1630 must have been lost but for the preser-
vation of this remarkable document. (See original at Berkeley Lyceum,
N. Y., and copy which we have had made and filed with the Long
Island Historical Society.)
Had the contents of this paper been known to the writer when he
began this work very much of his labor would have been saved.
It would almost seem as if the author of this record had been inspired
to keep John's promise and finish the work which our ancestral kins-
man so well began in 1724.
Note B. — The Coat-Armor of the Provost family is very ancient;
by whom or when conferred does not appear. Purple places it at
the head of his notes of the family [Vol. VI., New York Genealogical
and Biographical Record]. Gen. Grant Wilson, in his valuable History
of New York [Vol. II., p. i66], gives a facsimile, and in his address to
the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society [see Vol. XVII.
of their record] refers to it as the Ancient Arms of the Family, used by
the Bishop while a student at Cambridge, and at page 3 gives a copy of
the one used by the Bishop after his elevation; the warlike features
being removed, the Bishop's Mitre and flowers taking their place. Doctor
Berrian, in his sketch of Trinity Church, page 197, says: "In some of
the old books which came down to the Bishop is the Provoost Coat-of-
Arms, with the motto, ' Pro Libertate;' * * * it was undoubtedly
borne by his family in remote times."
The second example, in colors, is a copy of the original in the Astor
Library, which has the following foot note : —
"PROVOOST."
"The Arms we give were those borne by the Venerable and Right
Reverend Samuel Provoost, first Protestant Episcopal Bishop of New
York. He descended in the fifth degree from the original colonist,
David Provoost, a Huguenot, who came to New Amsterdam by the way
of Holland. * * *
"The Provoosts, or rather Prevosts or Provosts (as they must have
been called in their native land), came originally from Normandy, where
the name is still largely represented.
"Our example is copied from a book-plate engraved by Maverick in
1769, and undoubtedly copied from old and trustworthy documents.* * *
"We are induced to think that we have here a clear example of French
Heraldry, showing not a marriage, but the juxtaposition of two shields,
having belonged successively to the Provost name in Europe. Of course
the Bishop used a mitre as his crest. The crest we give is furnished
from another source.
"Arms : party, per pale.
"First : argent, three arrows, points upwards, each one enfilled through
a pierced mullet, sable.
"Second : azure, a bar, between two chevrons, or.
"Crest: an arm embowed in armor, the hand proper, grasping an arrow
fessways.
"Motto: 'Pro Libertate.' (For Liberty's Sake.)"
The crests of both these Coat-Armor, the closed visor, the mailed
arm, and the darts or arrows held to strike, as well as those piercing, are
each strongly suggestive that these devices were adopted at a period
when such implements were used by combatants, and the rights to the
honor were probably granted during the crusades, from the nth to the
14th century.
This view is strengthened from the well-known habit of knights, dur-
ing that period, to carry or wear some distinctive motto, suggestive of
what he had done or borne, or would do or suffer, for the cause he had
espoused.
We can well imagine the trials undergone, the perils dared, and the
heroic deeds performed by our valiant ancestor knight for liberty's sake,
during his various crusades, when such deeds were regarded as the most
ennobling.
To William, of Paris, and his descendants, while seeking new homes
in Holland, in the wilds of a new world, and in the struggle for inde-
pendence; in the privations and sufferings endured, and in the dangers
braved, "Pro Libertate" was the most appropriate of mottoes.
The fact that we have not been able to ascertain from what country
or potentate we owe this badge of honor, is of less importance now than
it would have been a century ago ; that the title was good and its source
well known in 1769, when Samuel Provost, then a student at Cambridge,
had it engraved, and began to use it as his Armorial Book-Plate, can
scarcely be questioned. His college associates were sons of Britain's
nobles. They, as well as the titled families with whom he was con-
nected by marriage, must have been well versed in heraldic lore.
Maverick, who engraved it, was, unquestionably, an expert in questions
of title.
That it has been conspicuously used as of right by those high in
honorable service in the Colonial Courts of this country, and their de-
scendants for more than two hundred years, without fair challenge, ought
to be deemed sufficient to settle any question of doubt as to the
sufficiency of our title.
That Bishop Provost knew the title to be perfect must be conceded
by all. No man of his time had a keener sense of honor. No man enjoy-
ing, as he did, the most elevated position in Church and lay society,
could possibly (as he did), for nearly fifty years, emblazon, upon books,
manuscripts and papers owned, signed and issued by him, such a
device and claim to a title which was in the slightest degree doubtful.
Note C. — From the earliest colonial period the Provost family
occupied a conspicuous place among those of culture, wealth and power
in the New World. Prior to the overthrow of the Dutch, in 1664,
David Provost (10) held almost every office, military and civil, which
the authorities could confer. Under the British his descendants were
in like manner honored.
David Provost (27), from 1694 to 1708, was continually in the public
service as Assessor, Alderman and Member of the General Assembly.
David Provost (87), from 1695 till his death 1725, occupied the
offices of Treasurer, Chamberlain, Alderman, Recorder, Mayor, Member
of Assembly, and was a member of the Councils of Governors Lovelace,
Ingoldsby and Hunter.
William Provost (353) was in the Councils of Governors Burnet,
Crosby and Lewis, from 1722 to 1740.
David Provost (m), known as "Ready Money," was a Merchant
Prince. »
Elsje Provost (29) married Gerrit Van Home, a merchant of great
wealth, for many years in the Assembly.
Maria Provost (59) married Abram Van Home, also a wealthy mer-
chant, and in the Governors' Councils from 1723 to 1741. Their
daughter Maria (60) married Sir William Burnet, Governor of New
York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hampshire from 1720 to the
date of his death, and who had for godfather the King of England.
Maria, widow of Samuel Provost (381), married James Alexander,
the most distinguished lawyer and statesman, and for many years in the
Councils of the Governors of New York and New Jersey. Their second
son, known as " Earl of Stirhng," was a patriot and a Major-General
of the American Army of the Revolution.
Samuel Provost (386), one of the most accomplished gentlemen of
his time, Bishop of New York, was the intimate friend of Washing-
ton, Hamilton, Franklin, Jay and Morris.
With so many of the family distinguished members of City, State
and Federal Government, they must, having the wealth to support such
positions, have been among the first in the select society of the Colonial
Court.
Male and female, they intermarried with the Van Homes, Rutgers,
DePeysters, Beekmans, Leislers and Gouverneurs of the Dutch, and with
the Burnets, Alexanders, Livingstons, Acklands, Bousfields and Coldens
of the British aristocracy.
For a century prior to the Revolution the family is recorded as
among those distinguished in the social, military and political history of
the Colonies of New York and New Jersey. Independence brought
peace. Congress held its sessions in New York. President Washing-
ton there held his Republican Court. The ceremonies of his inaugura-
tion, which began in Federal Hall, were finished in St. Paul's by the
religious part, there performed by Bishop Provost; and during the time
in which Congress met in New York the President, Cabinet, Members
of Congress and Foreign Embassadors, as well as the first families of the
then Capitol, were attendants and communicants of Trinity, gratified by
the eloquent sermons of the Bishop. The families of the President,
Hamilton, Jay, Morris, etc., etc., and those of the Bishop, and of the
Earl of Stirling, were on the most intimate social terms.
The loyalty of the family, generally to the patriotic cause of the colo-
nists, as well as their wealth and high social positions before the Revolu-
tion, brought them into close relationship with those who ruled the
Republican Court, politically and socially.
Nearly every family, descendants of David Provost (lo), then scattered
throughout the Colonies, had furnished one or more of its brave sons to
the Continental Army. The five sons of Jonathan (581), the ancestor
of the writer, were in the army at the same time, most of them being
under age when enlisting. Even these boys of 1776, consistent with their
family motto, did and dared all that freemen should for "Liberty's Sake."
Note D.-PREVOST,—PROVOOST,— PROVOST.
Tradition, so far as it refers to our family concerns, is in general
respected, and in most cases perfectly reliable. In passing down from
generation to generation the minor points may become lost, or, if retained,
distorted; yet there are cetrain points concerning the origin and migra-
tion of families that so strongly impress themselves upon the minds of
all who bear the name, that even after several hundred years, in families
who have held themselves not plebian, we may, with comparative safety,
accept the traditionary account of their earliest known ancestor.
This fact has been very strikingly proved with regard to our own
family, of which, until very recently, all that was asserted concerning it
previous to 1638 was purely traditional, yet is corroborated in almost
every point by an ancient manuscript just brought to light, being a
genealogy of the family bearing date 1724.
Its author, David Provost, 1670-17 25, being the grandson of our first
ancestor in this country, had evidently every opportunity for verifying
the statements therein contained, and as they, almost without e.xception,
sustain all the traditionary accounts handed down to us, we find our-
selves somewhat more convinced as to the appropriateness of making
use of major points of like traditions for the purpose of inserting them
in the places of missing links in the chain of direct evidence.
We therefore feel little hesitation in using such means in claiming
kinship with a family which has been a distinguished one in England
and America for a century and a half; and which we firmly believe is a
branch of our own.
To our knowledge there never has been made, in this country, any
attempts to trace the connection between the families spelling their
names Provost and Prevost, respectively; possibly because these and
other forms of the name exist in France to-day, making the task a
difficult one.
We believe that we have discovered the connection, also the time of
separation and change of spelling, which was about the year 1572.
In the manuscript before alluded to, dated 1724, the author states
his obligation to numerous old documents; but says that he has been
unable to find any account of the relatives of our "great ancestor," Guil-
helmus Provoost, who fled from Paris into Holland 1572, but that it was
generally supposed that "for the most part they perished on St. Bartholo-
mew's Day." Indeed, it is not improbable that Guillaume himself never
knew what became of his immediate family.
Among the traditions of the Prevost family is one to the effect that,
at the time of the Huguenot persecutions and massacres, their ancestor,
Augustine, fled to Geneva, and that he had a brother who escaped into
Holland.
Now the Prevost line can be directly traced to this Geneva exile [see
Prdvost Family, New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Janu-
ary, 1882], and it is our conviction that his traditionary brother was
none other than our ancestor Guillaume.
If, moreover, we can establish that the names of these were identical
before they left France, it cannot help but give plausibility to the above
assumption.
It is reasonable to suppose that in going to Geneva, a French-speak-
ing city, the name of Augustine suffered little or no change, and that
his descendants, many of them distinguished officers and gentlemen in
England and America, retained the spelling as well as the French pro-
nounciation of the name; and this is adhered to by many of the family
to this day, who are extremely careful that their name shall not be
pronounced otherwise than Prevo.
With regard to our own branch, it is certain that the name suffered
some change, just what cannot be positively stated, and the question
must be dealt with precisely as are other matters of a similar nature,
where the result, which would appear the most reasonable, is the accepted
one, until refuted by direct proof.
The name Provoost, which our ancestors wore in Holland and in this
country for nearly two hundred years, is assuredly not French, and it
is probable that by 1750, the time when the change to Provost began
gradually to take place, that the family were so entirely Hollandized
and Anglicized as to have little idea as to the correctness of the change
they were making.
We believe the change to have been a correct one, if it was their
intention to make it an English name; but decidedly incorrect if they
were intending to restore it to its original form, otherwise we should be
unable to give any satisfactory explanation of its change by the
Dutch.
Examining the records containing names of the Huguenot families
who emigrated to Holland, we find them for the most part unchanged,
even after a considerable residence there, except such names as had a
significance or meaning which could be directly translated into the Dutch
equivalents. This we find to have been exceedingly common, and, as
an instance, we would cite as a good one that of the Le Grand family,
which, in Holland, became De Groot; and had they afterwards turned
it into English, as we believe our people to have done, the name here
now would be The Great.
Considering, then, the change in our name to have been due to trans-
lation, we start by discovering that the word Provoost, in Dutch, means a
Judge, Marshal or Mayor, the equivalent of our word Provost, which
form we would, perhaps, be justified in using had we been of Dutch
ancestry; but it is the original form that we are seeking, and continuing
we find that the French word, bearing the same significance, was at that
date spelled Prevost.
It is our belief that the present form of our name is due to two trans-
lations; and further, that our name was originally Prevost, and that the
family now spelling their name in that form is a branch ofour own.
Brooklyn, April 2, 1893.
N. B. — Since the foregoing we have seen an article written by Vermont, "America
Hera'.dica," in whicli he says: "The Prevost seigneurs, de la Javeliere and
de la Simonie, in the Province of Poitou, France, emigrated for religious motives to
Geneva, Switzerland, where the family still exists and prospers; a branch of the same
stock removed to the Protestant Netherlands, and later to North America, where
they also prospered. We have imprints of seals and letters a century old received
from the European branch of the family, and leaving no possible doubt as to the
connection.
Note E. — It was our intent, if possible, to obtain and print in the
record portraits of the distinguished of the family; but we have been
unable to get either originals or copies, such as would give satisfac-
tory results, save and except that of the Bishop. And it gives us great
pleasure to present to our readers a perfect picture of that noble man of
our race, who, in his day and generation, was in all respects the peer of
the foremost in America.
INDKX
OF
NAMES OTHER THAN PROVOST.
Ackerman 71
Ackland 2g, 127
Adams 81, 87
Albee 47
Albert, Elizabeth D 67
Alberts, Elsje gi
Alexander (see Earl of Stirling) 28, 40, 42, 127
Allen 38, 62, 64
Amerman 72
Anderson 81
Andrews 81
Anne, Queen 26
Appel, Helena . .- 83
Applegate 34, 62, 63, 64
Arden, Jacob 52
Arment, Jannettie 51
Armour 34> 35
Arondius, Rev. John 53
Ash, Harriet S 38
Ashton, Fanny G 37
Astor 45. 125
Aswerus, Antje 115
Avery gg
Ayer 80, Si
B.
Babcock 87
Babin 82
Backus, Fannie C 56
Bailey g6
Bainbridge, Joseph 2g
Baker 66, 75
Balston 85
Baners, Sophia J Si
Banks 86, 104
Banner 34
Barents, Sarah gi
Barlow g8
Barnes 58
Barret 46
Barrett 102
Barten 74
Bates, Elizabeth 54
Bastido, Margaret L 72
Beatty, Rettia 68
Beekman 22, 30, 41, 52, 127
Bellis, Sarah A 72
Bellomont, Earl of 25
Bennett, Jacob 53
Benson 51
Berrian, Dr 123
Betts 78
Biez, Moes 66
Birch, Nellie S 31
Bishop g7, 100
Blackney, Ann E 64
Blumer, Mary 73
Boel 22, 23
Bogardus 16, 21, 53
Bogert, Henry C 27
Boody, Emma 100
Bosche 36
Bousfield 44, 127
Bowne 2g, 30
Boyer 76
Brady, Sam'l J., M. D 78
Brennan, H. Louise g8
Brestede 5i> 58
Brewerton, Jacob 2g
Brewster 30
Brick 80
Britton 63, 64
Brower, Robert 62
Brown 23, 27, 31, 32, 34, 66, 77
Buck, Mary A 33
Buckelew 64, 65
Bull, William 109
Bundick, Margaret L 104
Bunnell, Elizabeth 62
Bunyea, Charlotte A 36
Burket, Lydia A 118
Burnet. Gov. Wm 23, 26, 40, 127
Burnside, Gen 86
Burtell, Sarah 32
Burroughs, Charles 62
Bush 55
Butterfield, Elizabeth 84
Byvanck, Helena 24
Cabbie Si
Casler, Adelia 32
Calyer 54,77
Canfield, Bleeker iii
Cappoens, Christina 52, 53
Carey, Alice Ill
Carpenter, Elizabeth 39
Carr 36,92,113
Case, Mary Ann 68
Cassen, Mary 35
Cathie, Vincent 60
Cavanagh, Catharine J 11 1
Caywood, Catharine 63, 64
Chadwick, Phebe 74
Champlin, Jane 73
Chapman 104
Charles IX. . 12
Cheesbro, Denison 39
Chichester, Warren 103
Clark 63, 79, 103
Clarkson 86
Clayton, Edward 62
Clough no, 112
Codebeck 91, 92
Coens, Rev. Henry 26
Colden 46, 123, 127
Collins, Evert 62
Colville Ill, 112
Coly, Fanny 31
Conklin 86, 87
Conners, Anna P 31
Connor, William 36
Conover, Mary 66
Cook 55
Cooley Sloan 36
Cornbury, Gov 26
Coster, A.J 37
Covert, Sarah J 86
Cox 33. 72. 73
Crabb 99
Cravens, Blanche 80
Crocker 37
Croes 39
Cropsey, Sarah M .37
Crosby, Gov 40, 127
Crossfield, Stephen 51
Cummings 75
Curtis 30, 66, 100
Curtiss 99
D.
Dame, Harriet B 82
Dausereau, Archange 121
Davids, William 115
Davis 38, 61
Davison, Ann C 64
Day, Kate 72
Dean, Hannah M 76
Dees, Daniel 34
Demond 83
Demorest, John H 56
Dennison, Thomas 74
Derondius, John 66
Dexter, Gussie 112
de La Montagne, Johannes 15, 21, 107
De Bevoise 77
De Camp, Lucy 55
De Groot 130
De Hart, Mary C 65
de Mandeville (see Mandeville) 16, 57
de Maree, Jacques 95
de Medici 12
De Milt 91.92
De Nyse, Rebecca 30
de Peyster 24, 25, 127
De Witt, John 22
Dickinson 35
Dickson 67, 98
Dinny, Albert 24
Dongan, Gov 91
Doremus 71
Dows, Edward 39
Duer 28, 42
Dugdale, William 24
Duke 80
Duncan 27, 33, 99
Dunham 63, 79, 80
Dunn, Mary 6r
Duyking 22
Du Kershow (see Kershovv) 79
E.
Earll, Henne 41
Eaverson 110
Edmondston 78
Elliot, Ruth 96
Elsworth, Maria 52
Emory, Maj.-Gen 85
Erickzen 42
Emiore, Eva 103
Ernst, Jane E 39
Evans, Annette 104
F.
Fagan 99
Field 46
Filkins 95
Fisher 22
Fix, Nettie 36
Flannery, Mary 70
Folk 78
Force, Oliver 99
Fountain, Asbury 33
Fowle 81
Fox 104
Francis, Dr. J. W 45
Frank, Anna , .... 70
Franklin 127
Free, Sophia 81
Freeland, Etta 62
French 24, 46
Fresneau 29
Fritz, Korolena 74
Frost, Frances 103
G.
Gallagher, Rev. Mason 45
Gardiner no
Garretson, Catharine P 75
Garvey 62
Giberson 29
Gibson, Jane 65
Gillet 36
Gillis (see Ten Waert) 15, 107
Goble, Caroline 62
Godley, Edward 62
Goldsmith 66, 67
Gordon, Margaret A in
Gorman, Susan 102
Gould 102
Gouverneur 41, 127
Gouvertz 91
Graham 32
Greer, Vesta Olive 75
Gregory, Eliza E 78
Grenow, Catharine 71
Grice 60
Grover, Maj.-Gen 85
Gulick, Catharine 70
H.
Haas 58
Hafer 59
Hager, Martha 76
Halenbake 58
Hallenbeck no
Hallet, Rebecca 96
Hamilton, Alexander 127, 128
Harson, Minnie 36
Hathaway, John 62
Haviland 39, 102
Hawkes 71, 72
Hay 52
Hayes 74
Heath 61
Hendrickson 82
Hennion 56
Herbert 33, 34
Heyer 34
Hibon, Maria 17
High, Carrie M 76
Hill, Kate 72
Hoagland 72
Hobart, Bishop 45
Hodges 2g
Holder, Charles Fred'k 79
Holland, Henry 27
Holmes 58, 59
Horsman, Lawrence 41
Houlst 95
Howard, George B 104
Howell 68, 69
Hoyt, Charies 99
Hubbard, Hannah 66
Hum, Margaret Ii8
Hunt, Emerilla 86
Hunter, Gov 25, 26, 127
Hutchinson 38, 63, 69, 70, 83
I.
Ingham 38
Ingoldsby, Gov 25, 127
Irons, Elinor 66
J.
Jackson 69
Jans 16, 21, 22, 51, 53
Jay 46, 123, 127, 128
Jessup loi
Johnson 29
Jones 99, icx), 120
Joselyn, Amelia T. Stevens 70
Jukes 79
K.
Kearney, Etta 62
Kelly 27, 34, 35, 102
Kerfbyl 51
Kershow (see du Kershow) 80
Kieft, Gov 13, 14, 21
Kierstede no
Kinsley, Elnora H 31
Klingle 58,59
Knapp 97, g8
Kretschmar 59, 60
L.
Ladd, EllaM 64
Lake 82,83
Lamb, Mrs 13
Lamberson, William 30
La Montague see de La Montague
La Rue 58
Latting 96
Laurens, Tryntje (Catharine) 21
Leake, John 27
Lee 59
Lefferts 27, 41, 42
Legget 79
Le Grand 130
Leisler, Capt. Jacob 27, 41, 51, 107 127
Lewis 71 127
Lining 6g
Lippencott 64
Livingston 35, 42, 43, 59, 127
Lockwood, Augustus 99
Loftus, Sarah Boulton 29
Longstreet, William 31
Lord. Mathias L 30
Lossing, Benson J 28,42
Lovelace, Gov 25, 127
Low, Johannes log
Lowerre, Mary 35
Lubbertszen, Tryntie 52
Lundie, Mary E 104
Lynch, John 69
Lyon, William B 30
M.
Macreach, Ellen 67
Magee 33
Maggs 32, 33
Magors 63
Maine 77
Mandeville (see de Mandeville) 56, 57, in
Manning 36
Mansfield 83, H2
Marsh 38, 66
Mason 27
Mattison, J. H 63
Mauritz, Anna 108
Maverick 125, 126
McClellan, Gen 85, 86
McCready 72
McCulla, Susan 112
McDonald, Eliza gg
McGowan 70
Mead, Caroline 98
Merwin, Grace Ann 46
Meserole 53, 60, 77 '
Meyer 108, 109
Milbourne, Mary 51
Milor, Anna A 72
Miller 37, 64, 98
Miserol, Jean (see Meserole) 53
Moffat, Matilda 39
Molenear 52
Montague see de La Montague
Moody, Minnie 31
Moore 33. 5i. 55, 96
Morehouse, Hannah in
Morey 37
Morgan, Frank B 74
Morris 40, 58, 62, 127, 128
Morrison, Eliza ... 103
Morton. Henry 70
Mott, Catharine 84
Mount, Jackson S 6g
N.
Narbery no
Newkirk 55
Noe, John 31
Norris, Elizabeth 31
Nuys 16,17
o.
O'Brien, Alice 37
O'Callahan 14
Ogden. 105
Olmstead, Julia M 104
Orange, William, Prince of 23
Outcalt 64
Outhsout 1 10
P.
Page, Thomas Nelson 14
Palmer gS
Parent, Andrew 72
Parke 59, 60
Parker 73, 81
Patterson, Benjamin . . .66
Paul, Adriana 109
Peeke 75
Perdon 63
Perry no
Phillips HI, 117, 118, 119
Pierson, William 56
Pitcher, Sarah 97
Plume, Phebe 109
Porter, Albert E 104
Post 57
Praa 21, 52, 53, 60, 77
Prevost 8, II, 125, 129, 130, 131
Provoost, II, 13, 15, 17, 21, 25, 26, 28, 42, 44, 45,
123, 125, 129, 130
Pullen, Ann 117
Purdy 113
Purple 14, 16, 24, loS, 125
Q.
Quick, Abram 73
R.
Randall 98
Rapalye, George 46
Rawson, Charles S 84
Real, Henrietta A .31
Reals 74, 75
Reppart 61
Rey 29, 30
Ricard, George 78
Rishell 74
Riker, William H 56
Robbins 37, 68
Roberts, Richard in
Robertson 43. 66
Robinson 60, 61, 62, 65
Rodman, James 54
Roome, Samuel 57
Roos 95
Roscoe, De Witt 99
Rosenfield 38
. Rosevelt, Mary 43
Rowe 35
Russell 37, 117
Rustin, Mary 62
Rutgers 43. 127
Rutherford, Maj. Walter 42
Ryno 66
Rynders 27, 28, 41
s.
Sage 39
Santford 26, 27
Schemerhorn 68
Schenck, John D 34
Schilling, Rebecca 76
Scholt 16, 57
Schofield 97, 101, :04
Schoonmaker 112
Schroeder, Dr 45
Schuyler 35, 40, 55
Scroggs, Nancy 76
Seaman 30, 1 13
Sebring 52, 62
Secor 32
Seeley, Seth 99
Sharp, Sarah A 83
Shea, Maria L 32
Sheridan, Gen 86
Sherwood, Annie 97
Shoecraft, James P 36
Sigler 102, 105
Sillick, Eliza 9^
Silva, Emily 31
Sipkins, Gertruy 54
Slausen 9^
Slayback ^7
Smith 36, 83, 103, 112
Smock, Elizabeth 33
Snediker, Caret 60
Snyder ^4
Solley, Elizabeth B 104
Sommers "9. 120
Sparrell 80, 81
Speaker, Barbara 5^
Sporr no, "2
Springsteen 60
Spratt 24,42
Staats 108, no
Stebbins, John m
Steele, Daniel S 47
Stelle 73. 74
Stevens 99. 100
Stewart, A.T 57
Stirling, Earl of 28, 40, 42, 45, 54, 127, 128
Stout 73
Strang, Mary 37
Stryker, Rudolph 34
Studwell loi
Stuyvesant, Gov 14
Talmadge, Evelyn 85
Taylor 55, 104
Teets, Martha n i
Teller, Andrew 23
Temple, Amelia 70
Tenbroeck, John 62
Ten Waert (see Gillis) 13. i5. 16. 21, 24
Terneur 91
Thayer, Nellie C "8
Thomas, George C 30
Thompson, Julia H 67
Tidball, Rebecca E "8
Tiers 58, 59
Tilman, Catharine 103
Tippet, Stephen 54
Titus 84
Totten, Susan J 6?
Turner 34, 80
Tymens 5i
Ufford 78, 79
Ulmer, Celia J 7^
V.
Vail, Catharine Ann ■73
Valentine 14, 15, 21, 25, 26, 29, 40. 61, 83
Van Angler, Cynthia 75
Van Arsdalen 71
Van Brugh 22
Van Buskirk "o
Van Dam no
Van Deusen 5^
Van Dyke, Minnie ^7
Van Exveen 40
Van Fleet 72
Van Gelder, Catharine 54
Van Gierson 5^,57
Van Hoesen "O
Van Iloorn, Margaretta 109
Van Home 21, 22, 23, 24, 40, 4', 127
Van Imburgh . . g6
Van Ness 57, 68
Van Nutwick, Frank 72
Van Ordalen, Mary 63
Van Pelt 63, 73
Van Rantz, Luke 22
Van Sant, Mary "8
Van Valkcnburgh, Louise 75
Van Vleck, Jacob 73
Van Voorhees, Sychie 72
Van Waart, Jacob "o
Van Winkle 79
Van Wyck 26, 27, 41
Van Zandt, Rachel 7' -"
Van Zant, Wynant 53 '
Van de Veer ^8
Van de Venter 32
Vanderbilt, Mary 3'
Van der Poel, Maria log
Van der Spiegel 24
Van der Veen 5i
Van der Water 23, 41
Vennier, Sara 121
Vermont '3i
Verplank 4i, 95
Vigne 96
Vincent ^3, 99
Volkertszen, Dirck 53, 77
Vonk 95
Vreeland, Mary 55
w.
Wakeman 24. 25
Waring 103
Warner, Lewis 66
Washburn 36, 37
Washington, President . . . .25, 43, 44, 45, 127, 128
Waterbury 97. 98
Watkinson, Mary ,117
Webb gg
Webber, Annie 61
Webbers, Sara 24, loS
Weed loi
Weidner, Annie iii
Wells, Jacob 3g
Westervelt, William 57
Whitehead, Alfred 55
Whiting, Tracy Ill
Whitlock, Thaddeus 34
Wicks 100
Wier 86
Wilkes 46
Willets, Charles A 39
Williams 55
Williamson 65
Wilmot loi, 104
Wilse, Catharine 112
Wilsie, Jane • in
Wilson 23, 25, 30, 43, 45, 95, 120, 125
Winants 113
Woodruff 56,80
Wouterszen gi
Wright 68, g6
Wurts, Rose E 61
Y.
Young, Sarah B 31
Youngs 96, 97
Z
Zettelmayer 77
INDEX.— PROVOST.
Aaron (690); Aaron Van Pelt (708).
Abigail (596), (645), (842); Abigail B. (652).
Abbie Dinton (707); Abbie M. (752).
Abraham (781), (854), (1603), (1608), (1626), (1636), (1651), (1665); Abraham P. (895); Abraham
Alonzo (1653).
Abram Praa (808-859).
Ada L. (867 o).
Adelaide (1071).
Adelia Ann (796).
Adrian (1740); Adrian Aswerus C1741).
Aegidus (1312).
Aeltie (1317)-
Agnes L. (664); Agnes Maria (1520).
Agnietie (1628).
Alanson (1428).
Albert W. (273); Albert L. (724)-
Alburtus(ii84).
Alberta (726).
Alexander (1410), (1896), (1901).
Alfred W. (512).
Alice (662) pp. 8-65; (1413); Alice Clayton (1532); Alice M. (768); Alice S. (279).
Alletta A. (829).
Almira F. (1417)-
Alonzo (1663), (1757).
Alva Walter (2001).
Amanda (519). (698)-
Ambroise (1975). (1976-1984), (1989). (1989^)-
Amelia (1899); Amelia E. (1078).
Andrew (1392); Andrew Jackson (1045) pp. 8, 84; Andrew J., Jr. (1052) pp. 8, 85, 123; Andrew
Jay (1054).
Angenietje (451)-
Angelina (813).
Ann (8oi) pp. 69, 71; (921), (1645), (1805); Ann Jane (248); Ann Eliza (751); Ann Elizabeth (729);
Ann M. (795), (1038); Ann Pullen (1813).
Anna (793), (1363), (1760); Anna R. (143); Anna Thomas (153); Anna M. (516), (838), (1398); Anna
D. (689); Anna Adelia (695); Anna Clark (1548); Anna A. (1575); Anna Maria (1854).
Annatje (1614).
Anne E. (783).
Anneke (75), (380).
Annettie (589).
Annie (1454), (1659).
Antie (587).
Arthur M. (1593)-
Baptiste (1977). (1979). (1985)-
Barbara (21), (23), (1181).
Barent (113).
Belitje (88).
Beloni (1983).
Benjamin (6), (19-1168); Benjamin Ash (342); Benjamin Bousfield (396), (405).
Bertha (712).
Bessie (277); Bessie O. (704).
Betsey (1409); Betsey Ann (1545a).
" Bishop," see Samuel (386-392).
Burger (459).
C.
Calixte (2008).
Carll H. (897).
Caroline (249), (313), (506), (1649); Caroline E. (656); Caroline H. (688); Caroline L. (836); Caro
line M. (1507); Caroline Jane (1649).
Carrie Allen (308); Carrie M. (1589).
Catharina (53). (54). (89) PP- 26, 41; 431.
Catharine (469-535) PP- 21, 54, 58; (255), (359), (366) pp. 22, 41; (388), (413), (476), (482a), (492),
(521), (590), (672) pp. 63, 65; (775), (787), (1083), (1635), (1643), (1905b), Catharine A. (260),
(618); Catharine Ann (839), (1674I; Catharine Christina (1647); Catharine Gans (604);
Catharine J. (142), (216), (902); Catharine Jane (1654); Catharine L. (148), (787), (1670a);
Catharine M. (1671); Catharine Lenore (876); Catharine T. (1549) (see Katharine).
Caylor(i5i7).
Celia E. (2S0); Celia S. (319).
Cephas (1400).
Charity (636).
Charles (1353). (1758), (1900); Charles A. (1554); Charles A. S. (737); Charles B. (1515); Charles
E. (281) (867) pp, 74, 75; (1456); Charles Chester (2004); Charles Howard (631), (1852);
Charles M. (288); Charles O. (703); Charles R. (785); Charles S. (271); Charles Wright
(1833-1851), (1840).
Charlotte (155), (1690), (1691); Charlotte Matilda (346); Charlotte C (1696).
Chauncy (1412).
Chester W. (272).
Christina (464), (478), (5S8).
Christopher T. (1552).
Clara V. (770).
Clarence (1416), (1529); Clarence A. (632).
Clare (1988).
Cornelia (378), (1199), (1202), (1328), (1330); Cornelia D. (661); Cornelia R. (816).
Cornelius (S06); Cornelius W. (1563)
Cyrus M. (1418).
D.
Daisey (894).
Daniel (1343-1450); Daniel E. (1511) PP- 8, 102; Daniel Rufus (1553)-
David (3); (10), first of name in America, pp. 8, 13, 14, 15, 21, 26, 57, 107, 115, 123, 124, 125, 127,
128; (18-27) pp. 16, 21, 25, 123, 127; (28-87), "Mayor," pp. 21,22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 42, 107, 108,
123, 127, 129; (99-111) " Ready Money," pp. ii, 27, 28, 29, 30, 41, 42, 127; (112), (158), (298),
(305), (306), (358), (362) (384), (389), (419), (434-452) pp. 21, 52, 53; (458), (468-473). (475-513),
(522), (583-671) pp. 60, 63, 65; (594b-644), (603), (658), (797), (939-1008) pp. 53, 79, 82; (1062),
(1169), (1170), (1187), (1203) pp. 91, 92; (1308), (1602), (1800), (1806); David Bowne (157);
David B. (1041); David Henry (165b), (1657); David Lawrence (1064); David R. (365);
David S. (1031); David W. (355) PP- 23, 26, 41; (520).
Davison (659).
Deborah Parker (871).
Delia Ann (415).
Desire (1986), (1987).
Dorothy P. (401); Dorothy Jean (1516).
E.
Earll E. (899).
Edgar (1754)-
Edith (1526), (1680); Edith Madeleine (1063).
Edna R. (1559).
Edward (629), (718), (1768); Edward W. (289); Edward B. (510); Edward S. L. (735); Edward
Allen (1844).
Edwin A. (1077).
Effie (360); Effie M. (530).
Elbert P. (1035).
Elena G. (981).
Eleanor (1639); Eleanor L. (1650).
Elias(5), (8-i6oo) pp. 12, 107, 115, 124; (20-1307), (11S5), (1326).
Elinor French (412).
Eliza (482c), (486), (526); Eliza B. (145), (152); Ehza Rapalye (403); Eliza Ann (608); Eliza Jane
(1371); Eliza F. (1578).
Elizabeth (217), (254), (461), (474), (479), (523), (791), (855), (1315), (1340), (1544), (1604), (1620), (1640),
(see Lisbeth and Lysbeth); Elizabeth Mary (257); Elizabeth C. (343); Elizabeth M.
(523), (972); Elizabeth J. (1567).
Ella (1046); Ella J. (1423); Ella K. (1561); Ella Mary (1842).
Ellen (502), (593), (961).
Elmer E. (1677).
Elsie (1638).
Elsje (29) pp. 21, 40, 41, 127; (1179). (1200).
Emerentie (1322) pp. 95, 96.
Emily (1545b).
Emilyn (779)-
Emma (524), (861), (1590), (1847); Emma C. (348), (7S2); Emma B. (747); Emma A. (888); Emma
E. (995); Emma Frances (1081).
Estelle H. (1512).
Ethel (1666); Ethel Balston (1053); Ethel R. (1587).
Eva Marion (1552a).
Evangeline (1998).
Eve Ann (941).
Evelyn (215), (1592).
Ezra H. (1073).
F.
Fannie S. (1915)-
Farnham (1510).
Pitch (1401).
Florence (1047); Florence E. (15 14).
Francis (792), (1903); Francis Joseph (789).
Franijois (1980).
Frank (312), (966), (1414), (1527), (1543); Frank D. (880); Frank G. {1586) pp. 102, 105.
Franklin (1679), (1761).
Franz Victor Marback (1003).
Frederick {774), (875) pp. 8, 75; (8S4), (1059); Frederick W. (628); Frederick Obert (725).
Fritz Florian (2000).
G.
Gerrit(i3ii).
Gertrude (612), (826).
Gertruy (467).
Gittie {460).
George (347), (351), (494). (1399), (1530), (i545c); George H. (304); George Edwin (311); George
Bousfleld (411); George W. (633), (1056), (1658); George Rowley {1509-1519); George
Thurber (1525); George Dunham (1562); George Caspar {1664); George Bryant (1701);
George Watson (1846).
Georgetta (1406).
Gillis {26) pp. 15, 17.
Gilmour (1678).
H.
Hannah (619), (679), (769), (776); Hannah M. (684), (1009); Hannah S. (870).
Harold E. (1584).
Harriet (637), (677), (803), (919), (1648); Harriet Ash (341); Harriet E. (337), (1396), (1457); Harriet
A. (1061).
Harry (278), (1415), (1427), (1661), (1759); Harry Stokes (736); Harry D. (89S), (1594).
Harvey (963).
Hattie (1004), (1602); Hattie L. (867p); Hattie Louise (1538).
Helen T. (511); Helen A. (713); Helen Edna (723); Helen O. (1513)-
Helena (100), (114), (253).
Hendrick (1606).
Henry (626), (S58), (1750) pp. 115, 116; (1751); Henry M. (710); Henry G. (877); Henry S. (1360).
(1506-1585).
Herbert (1419).
Hilaire (1995), (2009).
Hull Clark (1551).
I.
Ida (1359); Ida L. (267); Ida E. (1065); Ida P. (1072); Ida May (1839).
Irene (1032); Irene S. (1027).
Isaac (1610), (1611); Isaac S. (900); Isaac G. (1075), (1082).
Isabel Lindley (1531) pp. 102, 105.
Isabella (1898), (1906).
J.
J. Voorhees (994).
Jacob (489), (527), (1609-1634), (1627), (1637), (1897-1905); Jacob Wyckoff (788); Jacob H. (1673).
Jacobus (1623).
James (141) pp. 28, 30; (146), (286), (490), (503), (916). (962), (1689), (1771), (1801), (1803), (1822);
James P. (258), (274); James E. (307); James Alexander (390); James B. (809-878); James
F. R. (818); James N. (868); James H. (887); James C (920-940); James M. (960); James
Wilkinson (1686).
Jane (534a), (794), (949). (1404); Jane E. (336); Jane S. (1026).
Janneke (86).
Jannetje (1624a).
Jasper (585-798) pp. 60, 62, 70, 73; (807), (815), (825), (889).
Jennie (1662).
Johanna (ii8), (1619).
Johannah (252).
Joliannes (2-7), (9), (1601) pp. 12, 107, 108, 115, 116, 124; (251), (466), (472), (1310-1325), (1329-1341),
(see Jolin, p. 97), (1605), (1613), (1742).
John (115-117) PP- 28, 29; (144), (147), (383-385) pp. 43. 46, 123, 124; (387), (416), (491), (586-917),
pp. 60, 77, 78; (617), (674), (773), (1309), (1337), (pp. 97, see Johannes, 1329-1341); (1356),
(1364), (1387), (1646), (1890), (1902), (1905a); John S. (275), (314), (714), (1028a); John W.
(325). (1555); John Croes (346a); John Moffat (345) pp. 39, 44; John H. (350), (627),
(828), (1583); John Samuel (402); John D. (4S2); John C. (646), (1025); John J. (660);
John E. (663); John Webb (693), (706-73S), (72S); John Frederick (784); John Gulick
(800-833), (835); John V. (811); John Wesley (992); John Robert (1382); John Youngs
(1455-1569); John Henry (1550); John Edward (1652); John PuUen (1809); John Phillips
(1845); John BIcFarland (1856).
Jonathan (22-417) pp. 15, 16, 51; (470-581) pp. 53, 54, 60, 62, 128; (456), (465), (483-485), (487-
493), (582-594), (5943-595) PP- 62, 63, 65; (610), (681-772) pp. 66, 69, 71; {777), (799-810);
Jonathan S. (508).
Joseph (1655), (1978), (1981), (1996), (1997); Joseph S. (315); Joseph, Rev. (1997).
Josiah W. (1695).
Julia P. (1568); Julia S. (757).
Juliet Edna (310).
Julius (Gillis) (26) pp. 15, 17.
K.
Kate (1033); Kate E. (263), (1042), (1687); Kate M. (1030); Kate L. (867b).
Katharine (1912), (see Catharine).
L.
Lasille (678).
Laura (758), (968), (see Lora); Laura E. (1698).
Lawrence R. (886).
Leony (883).
Levi (1545).
Lillian Mary (1848).
Lisbeth (418), (see Lysbeth and Elizabeth).
Lloyd Wright (1S59).
Loisa (862).
Lora Louise (18351.
Louis (1402), (1982-1990), (1991), (1993); Louis S. (1591); Louis Adrian (2006).
Louisa (187), (1388), (1395), (1810).
Louise P. (352); Louise A. (1036); Louise Germaine (2002).
Luke (484).
Lydia Ann (1508).
Lysbeth (445).
M.
Mabel J. (316).
Maddens (1908a).
Magdalena (1171), (i6?2).
Mamie (532); Mamie E. (86711).
Margaret (420), (482b), (1616), (1684), (1904), (1909).
Margareta (1204), (1621).
Margaretta (11) pp. 16, 57; (45), (1313), (i333)-
Maria (59) PP. 23, 127; (373), (382), (394), (435), (462), (471), (852), (1188), (1368), (1641); Maria De
Nyse (151); Maria Golden (397).
Mariana (349).
Marietta (721), (i394)-
Martha Gould (505).
Martin (515) pp. 121, 122; Martin W. (1693).
Mary (391), (488), (597), (676), (694), (790), (891), (1354), (1407), (1564), (1642); Mary E. (259), (300),
(329), (739). (1383), (1556), (1570), (1670); Mary Acliland (159); Mary C. (282), (1565); Mary
Ann (292), (498); Mary Pond (406); Mary A. (630); Mary Lillian (634); Mary E. U. (820);
Mary J. (837); Mary Alice (882); Mary B. (913); Mary Bell (9S7); Mary Violetta (1000);
Mary Louise (1051); Mary Ella (1699); Mary Maria (1824); Mary Mayne (1849); Mary
Meluna (1858); Mary S. (1914). (see Mamie.)
Matilda (1376)-
Mattie (901).
May (1060); May Elizabeth (1770)
" Mayor," (see David, 28-87).
Mead (1408).
Meadie Van Winkle (166S).
Meluua(i85o).
Melvin (892).
Mildred A. (326).
Minne V. (834).
Minnie (1660), (1681).
Miriam (1518).
Mortimer C. (270).
N.
Nancy (1365)-
Natalie (1362).
Nathaniel (1327-1334), (1336), (1339)-
Nazaire (2007).
Nellie Beatrice (1836); Nellie Bird (997) pp. 81, 82; Nellie Grace (410).
NeLson (529).
Nettie A. (2S7); Nettie Lang (309); Nettie G. (1667).
Newton (531)-
Norman (1411).
O.
Olga Bianca (2003).
Oscar S. (1034).
Otis 0. (896).
P.
Parnella (495).
Patty (675).
Paul (iSgea-igoS); Paul B. (igio-igii); Paul Richard (2005).
Pauline C. (1420).
Paulus (477); Paulus J. (481).
Pearl Eloise (1913).
Percy (970).
Peter (959), (1043), (1743); Rev. Peter (702) pp. 8, 67; Peter Praa (457), (463), (480), (584-673) pp.
60, 65, 77; (680-682), (918); Peter Buckelew (686); Peter D. P. W. (720); Peter C. (1037).
Phebe (1393), (1403), (1618), (1685); Phebe M. (908); Phebe Ann (1669).
Phoebe Burnett (504).
Philena J. (1079).
Phineas B. (879).
Pierre, pp. 121, 122.
Pierson H. (709),
R.
Rachel (525). (814), (819), (1672).
Raymond Claire (i860).
'■ Ready Money " (see David 99-1 11).
Rebecca (727); Rebecca McCarthy (340).
Reuben M. (1694) pp. log, 113.
Richard (827).
Robert (1335), (1338), (1612), (1615), (1617-1682), (16S3); Robert C. (285), (291); Robert Geary (6g2-
7ig); Robert Le Roy (722); Robert W. (i6g7); Robert Watson (1823-1843); Robert
Phillips (1857).
Roderick (igo7) pp. 119, 120.
Russell (1560).
Ruth (1361).
S.
Sadie (8g3).
Samuel (17), (85-381) pp. 24, 28, 40, 42, 127; (33S), (361); Rt. Rev. Bishop of N. Y. (386-3g2)
pp. 11, 43, 44, 45, 46, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 131; (802-1068), (1186), (1342-1350), (1351), (1370).
(1607), (1613a), (1624), (1644), (1838); Samuel Armour (327), (335); Samuel M. (1044); Samuel
O. (1076); Samuel Pullen (1834) pp. 117, 118; Samuel Watson (1853).
Sarah (528), (853), (1357), (1625), (1688), (1752); Sarah S. (156); Sarah D. (318); Sarah E. (321),
(830), (1028), (1040); Sarah Merwin (409); Sarah L. (620), (743); Sarah Ann (647). (683),
(i38g); Sarah J. (786); Sarah F. (971); Sarah C. (1006); Sarah A. (1014); Sarah Tindal
(1807).
Sefroid (1989b).
Simon (i9g4).
Sophia (482d).
Stella (9g3); Stella L. (8671).
Stephen (1405); Stephen F. (881); Stephen, Bishop (1546); Stephen H. (1547)-
Susan (534), (715); Susan E. (393); Susan C. (665); Susan S. (771); Susan M. (860), (see Susie).
Susie (1528).
T.
Theophile (ig92).
Thomas (611), (1397), (1426), (1804); Thomas Polger (339); Thomas A. (328); Thomas Clinton
(507); Thomas C. (509).
V.
Vernon Joseph (iggg).
Violetta (980); Violetta Grace (1002), pp. 81, 82.
Vorhees James (looi).
w.
Walter C. (691); Walter Moses (1755); Walter Luther (1769).
Ward B. (1422).
Warren (1557-1558).
Watson (1808-181 1); Watson Eli (1841).
WUhemes (4).
Wilhemus (356).
Willet Coles (344)-
William (i) earliest known ancestor, pp. 8, 11, 12, 117, 122, 123, 126, 129, 130; (16), (44); (58-353)
"Colonel," pp. 23, 40, 127; (116-250), (290), (357) pp. 26,41; (363), (364), (514), (517), (812),
(S85), (ii8o), (1352), (1451), (1753), (1812-1837); William De Nyse (154); William Turner
(256); William K. (262); William C. (27b), (867a), (1588); William T. (299); William H.
(303), (687), (711). (734), (1074); William Henry (1070); William B. (317); William M. (518);
William S. (86g); William V. (8go); William Cabbie (999); William E. (1007); William
Douglass (1055); William Duncan (1069); William Y. (1057); William J. (1452); William
James (1855), (see Willie).
Willie (705), (1453).
Winfleld (533)-
Wyntie (354). (379)-
Note. — Numbers in parenthesis denote personal numbers; those without denote the pages on which
ERRATA.
Page 21, for Catharine (496) read (469).
Page 23, for Vandewater read Van der Water.
Page 60, for Jonathan (592) read (594).
Page 60, for Cathie read Catlin.
Page 63, for Jonathan (593) read (S94a).
Page 64, for David (594) read (594b).
Page 77, for Volkertsae read Volkertszen.
Page 83, for John S. (1028) read (1028a).
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